Pat Riley Quotes About Sports

Quotes about: Sports

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

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Basketball, Sports

• Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Sports, Determination

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• We measure areas of performance that are often ignored: jumping in pursuit of every rebound even if you don't get it, swatting at every pass, diving for loose balls, letting someone smash into you in order to draw the foul. These 'effort' statistics are also stored on computer. Effort is what ultimately separates journeyman players from impact players. Knowing how well a player executes all these little things is the key to unlocking career-best performances.

  Pat Riley

  Sports, Player, Knowing

• There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Sports, Volleyball

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

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Basketball

• Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.

  Pat Riley

  Sports, Volleyball, Team

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• You can never have enough talent.

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Sports, Coaching

• Look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

• Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out.

  Pat Riley

  Sports, Team, Commitment

• Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.

  Pat Riley

  Change, Sports, Promotion

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.

  Pat Riley

  Sports, Teamwork, Volleyball

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

• When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the cards will be stacked in your favor.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• There is no such thing as life in-between.

  Pat Riley

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle.

  Pat Riley

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

• When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.

  Pat Riley

  Sports, Inspirational Football, Great Coach

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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