Pitino Quotes
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Pitino Quotes & Sayings
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Live in the precious present.
— Rick Pitino
When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.
— Rick Pitino
I learned quickly that motivating people would be the most important responsibility of my career.
— Rick Pitino
Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my children. That's my passion.
— Rick Pitino
When you describe passion at any age, passion is derived from everything, from the people you work with to enjoying the last years.
— Rick Pitino
People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.
— Rick Pitino
Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.
— Rick Pitino
Never let anyone out work you or out hustle you. Ever.
— Rick Pitino
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.
— Rick Pitino
When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is crucial.
— Rick Pitino
Ego is the greatest killer of one's potential
— Rick Pitino
Postponing action is only postponing achievement.
— Rick Pitino
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself
— Rick Pitino
Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over.
— Rick Pitino
A lot of people always use the term, 'I'm so blessed.' Most of it they believe is true.
— Rick Pitino
Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.
— Rick Pitino
Success is determined by your daily choices and habits
— Rick Pitino
I knew Rick Pitino was going to make them play that outbreak, monkey defense. He's been doing it all his life.
— Shaquille O'Neal
Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine
— Rick Pitino
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it.
— Rick Pitino
When you coach Russ Smith, you have a nervous breakdown on every possession. He's not from a different country. He's from a different planet.
— Rick Pitino
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.
— Rick Pitino
Dreamers are not content with being mediocre.
— Rick Pitino
He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.
— Rick Pitino
I give myself 24 hours after a loss. After that, I'm totally on to the next game. But for 24 hours, I'm not a happy man.
— Rick Pitino
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays.
— Rick Pitino
When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.
— Rick Pitino
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively.
— Rick Pitino
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle
— Rick Pitino
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant, and I ignore the paranoid. If the shoe fits anyone, wear it.
— Rick Pitino
After September 11, I don't think people really believe things like this are all that important.
— Rick Pitino
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential
— Rick Pitino