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Pat Riley

born 1945

Pat Riley is a former professional basketball player, coach, and executive, best known for his successful coaching career in the NBA. He won multiple championships as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat and is credited with popularizing the concept of "Showtime" in basketball during the 1980s.

  1. There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.

    Pat Riley
    #commitment#choice#clarity

  2. If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges.

    Pat Riley
    #attitude#perseverance#growth

  3. Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.

    Pat Riley
    #excellence#striving#progress

  4. What is easy is seldom excellent.

    Pat Riley
    #excellence#effort#challenge

  5. Many people think they want things, but they don't really have the strength, the discipline. They are weak. I believe that you get what you want if you want it badly enough.

    Pat Riley
    #strength#desire#discipline