When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes… — 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
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
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
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 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
The basic premise of my system is to fatigue your opponents with constant pressure defensively and constant movement offensively. — 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
At Boston University, I motivated negatively, and I found that although it can work at first, by the end of the year… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
I plan to coach at University of Louisville for as long as I can maintain the passion I have for the game… — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Learning what not to do is sometimes more important than learning what to do. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine — 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
Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself. — 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
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
True motivation is not getting people to play to their potential. It's getting people to play beyond their potential — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one. — 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 Image
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 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
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 Image
Set higher standards for your own performance than anyone else around you, and your only competition will be with yourself — 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
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 Image
“Lying makes a probem part of the future; truth makes a problem part of the past.” — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
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 Image
I ignore the jealous, I ignore the malicious, I ignore the ignorant and I ignore the paranoid. — Rick Pitino Copy Share Image
