535 Quotes by Pat Riley

He's a remarkable player, and I'm glad to have him on my team.

I don't think I ever had any enjoyment in the playoffs until you won.

A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.

Antoine is somebody that I definitely haven't handled well from an offensive standpoint. 'Catch as catch can' isn't good enough. You have to go to him more.

We came out strong, but we couldn't finish it and you've got to give them credit. Their defense was fresh, energized, committed; it was knowing. They knew where we were going to go with the ball, and they took it away. It was tie, tie, tie, and once it got down to four or six points, there was no coming back for us.

He's got size. He's very strong. He shoots (43%) from the three. He can post up. He's very methodical. He plays the game until he needs to determine the difference between winning and losing. That's what he's developed into.

To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.

I don't know if Shaq called him; it could have been the other way around. Double-check who called who and then I think the whole thing might change around a little bit. But that's friendship more than anything else. I can assure you Shaquille wouldn't have went public with it.

Antoine is capable of having an outrageous night. I was going to sub for him but I just wanted to get him one more possession. We allowed Antoine to bring it up a couple of times. He hit a three and I kept him in the game.