535 Quotes by Pat Riley

I would recommend the NBA show it to all of its young players. These Texas Western guys paved the way, and a lot of these guys don't even know it.

We had to buckle down, and I thought in the second half, especially in winning time that period in the fourth quarter when we had to make stops, we made some tough spots.

The Ten Commandments were not a suggestion.

I think they've turned the corner. They've acquired a tremendous amount of talent.

If we had come back with the same team as last year, it would have been a disaster. We didn't have the firepower to sustain what we needed in this conference. Last year was a honeymoon year. A couple players had career years. I didn't believe we had the core of players like the core we have now. We have a lot more versatility now.

The beginning was a disaster, an absolute disaster.

Those two best teams probably should be in this game. But that's not the way it is.

I think they've turned the corner. They've accumulated a tremendous amount of talent. Ever since (Thomas) has come here, the talent level has gone through the roof. That's all I know.

Great players crave instruction on their weaknesses.