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Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy

Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy

Pat Riley

Basketball, Team, Player

The most DIFFICULT thing for individuals to do when they become part of a team is to sacrifice, it is much EASIER to be selfish.

Pat Riley

Selfish, Team, Sacrifice

Complacency is the last hurdle standing between any team and its potential greatness.

Pat Riley

Team, Greatness, Complacency

Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

Any team can be a miracle team. The catch is that you have got to go out and work for your miracles. Effort is what ultimately separates great teams from ordinary teams.

Pat Riley

Team, Effort, Miracle

Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.

Pat Riley

Sports, Volleyball, Team

Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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.

Pat Riley

Basketball, Team, Winning