535 Quotes by Pat Riley

Anytime you stop striving to get better, you’re bound to get worse.

There’s always the motivation of wanting to win. Everybody has that. But a champion needs, in his attitude, a motivation above and beyond winning.

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

When you leave it to chance, then all of a sudden you don’t have any more luck.

In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You’ve got to stop other teams to win.

He’s the greatest clutch player I’ve ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!

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

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

A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player’s personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.