He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Basketball is my passion, and I love it, and I love to see my players succeed. I'm here for them and my… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
When it comes to team dynamics - on a basketball court or in a corporate setting - maintaining a positive atmosphere is… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
I loved going to the Knicks because we won the Atlantic Division championship. We went from winning 21 games or 19 games… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
When you coach Russ Smith, you have a nervous breakdown on every possession. He's not from a different country. He's from a… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Passion and hunger are the two ingredients that I look for in first making the judgment on - whether an athlete, an… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
I actually think if you have a strong junior class, that's the best possible scenario. In their senior year, guys who are… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Football is only once a week. NASCAR is once a week. Those sports are insanely popular. Horse racing is oversaturated. Unless tracks… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
It's better to have a good player with the basketball in late game situations than to have plays. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Inferior guards play on the sidelines and great guards play in the middle. Isiah, Magic, Chris Paul, all get to the middle — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of… — Rick Pitino Copy Share
The key to coaching is not what you do, but the way you do it. The intangibles, the motivational parts of the game are… — Rick Pitino Copy Share
Basketball has consumed me since the age of 7 or 8. I don't know what I would do without it. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
I loved going to the Knicks because we won the Atlantic Division championship. We went from winning 21 games or 19 games to winning… — Rick Pitino Copy Share
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself — Rick Pitino Copy Share
Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did everything possible to change the recruiting thing. I'm a… — Rick Pitino Copy Share
“Lying makes a probem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.” — Rick Pitino Copy Share
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
A lot of people always use the term, 'I'm so blessed.' Most of it they believe is true. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
Learning to live in the present tense-one that's free from the failures of the past and the anxieties of the future-is a wonderful gift,… — Rick Pitino Copy Share
When you describe passion at any age, passion is derived from everything, from the people you work with to enjoying the last four years. — Rick Pitino Copy Share
