QUOTES by Pat Riley
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"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!"
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"If you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find you are ready for greater challenges."
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"When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat."
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"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."
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"This is about an experienced, savvy, talented team which I believe we have taking advantage of the opportunities out there. But one thing they cannot neglect is just how hard (Chicago) is going to play and the kind of effort they're going to have to make to stay with them."
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"People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards."
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"Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change."
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"There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength."
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"Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission."
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"You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again."
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"To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way."
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"This is the time of year the enthusiasm should be coming to an all-time high."
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"We didn't play the game with a lot of focused energy in the first half. I thought we were a little slow, we looked tired and (Cleveland) looked sharp and they were good."
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"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."
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"I think we're beginning to learn more about individual performances by perimeter players who have the ability to do what he does... We have to do something different at times to take the ball out of his hands, force him into areas it's not as easy for him to get done what he gets done."
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"There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it."
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"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."
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"Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable."
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"The demise of Shaquille O'Neal has been greatly exaggerated. I can guarantee you that - and I coach him."
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"We as an organization will do just about anything to supply comfort, compassion, money and anything else we can to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The Spurs and the Heat getting together to put on this exhibition to raise as much money as we can for the victims is an indication of what both organizations and the NBA is all about."
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"There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life in-between."
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"When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb."
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"He's incredible. He has no fear at the end and he simply wants to be put in that position. He was a way of making plays, he's just incredible."
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"I have complete faith. That's how I operate, that's how I coach. I truly believe that when all the parts are healthy, I know how good we are. I've said it over and over again and I will continue to say it, I just think this team can do something special. And that's the way I'll keep thinking."
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"From nobody to upstart. From upstart to contender. From contender to winner. From winner to champion. From champion to Dynasty."
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"The argument is they know what they're supposed to do. At least they tell you, 'We know what we're supposed to do.' So you back off a little bit on the real big muscle work that could cause them injury."
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"I was very conscious of (players') minutes and in the end I was very conscious of health. Today is not a good barometer to judge us."
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"I think the overall health is OK. Everybody has something wrong with them but it is not debilitating. We just have to keep our fingers crossed everyday that we can keep everybody on the court."
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"He was at the rim all night. He has tremendous athleticism, strength, force and instincts."
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"People got a view of absolute greatness. It's absolutely beyond description. I haven't seen players do that in a long time."
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"I think people got a view of absolute greatness, back and forth. The bigger the moment, both of them stepped up even bigger and bigger."
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"When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion."
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"We feel that he will be able to play three positions for us, giving us added versatility."
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"We didn't play with great desire and we got our heads handed to us for the second game in a row. Crossroads No. 1 is where we're at right now."
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"But it's up to Shaquille, too. I mean, it's up to him. And this is where the old coach came out of Stu. He started using some coaching terminology. He said, 'Well, you've got to get him to make a V-cut every now and then. If he makes a V-cut, then they impede his progress, they'll call it."
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