Teamwork requires that everyone's efforts flow in a single direction. Feelings of significance happen when a team's energy takes on a life of its own.
Pat RileyBasketball is a game of conditioning and fatigue. That's why I believe in practicing a team to train when it's exhausted.
Pat RileyAny 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 RileyA 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.
Pat RileyAll of us have at least one great voice deep inside. People are products of their environment. A lucky few are born into situations in which positive messages abound. Others grow up hearing messages of fear and failure, which they must block out so the positive can be heard. But the positive and courageous voice will always emerge, somewhere, sometime, for all of us. Listen for it, and your breakthroughs will come.
Pat Riley