Pat Riley

You can only receive what you’re willing to give.

Pat Riley

You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.

Pat Riley

All of us have at least one great voice deep inside.

Pat Riley

Basketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That’s why I believe in practicing a team to train when it’s exhausted.

Pat Riley

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

Pat Riley

Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.

Pat Riley

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

Pat Riley

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don’t want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy.

Pat Riley

I’d like my reputation to stay as it is and to be remembered for a wonderful decade.

Pat Riley

It’s what you get from games you lose that is extremely important.

Pat Riley