Greatest Motivator

"The greatest single motivator in team sports is competition."

Learning

"What we learn is more important than what we win."

Great Ideas

"All great ideas are obvious. Not all obvious ideas are great."

Pat Riley Principles

Principle #1: Train to Fatigue
Principle #2: Trust Only 5
Principle #3: Play Showtime Fast
Principle #4: No Rebounds, No Rings
Principle #5: Best Players Lead The Way
Principle #6: Driven To Dominate
Principle #7: Win From Within
Principle #8: Dynasty Building
Principle #9: Commitment To Defense
Principle #10: Enemies, Not Friends

The Climb

"Eveyone wants to get to the top.
No one wants to climb."

I Had Not Lived?

Success Unexpected

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with success unexpected in common hours…”-Henry David Thoreau

True Joy

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote to making you happy.  I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.  I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live.  I rejoice in life for its own sake.  Life is no brief candle to me.  It is a sort of splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.”  -George Bernard Shaw