--- title: "3 Breakthrough Quotes By Pat Riley" description: "3 Breakthrough quotes by Pat Riley. Plus more from Pat Riley and more Breakthrough sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/pat-riley-8638_block_all-of-us-have-at-least-one-great-voice_941061.jpg" --- > [All of us have at least one great voice deep inside. People are products of their environment. A lucky few are born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/all-of-us-have-at-least-one-great-voice-deep-inside-people-are/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/pat-riley-8638_block_all-of-us-have-at-least-one-great-voice_941061.jpg) > [“When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat. After…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/when-a-great-team-loses-through-complacency-it-will-constantly-search/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/pat-riley-8638_breakthrough_when-a-great-team-loses-through-complace_1566227.jpg) > [Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/great-teamwork-is-the-only-way-we-create-the-breakthroughs-that/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/pat-riley-8638_breakthrough_great-teamwork-is-the-only-way-we-create_2024118.jpg) ## Other authors on Breakthrough - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/bill-gates/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-germany-kent-38328.jpg) Germany Kent 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/germany-kent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tony-robbins-91869.jpg) Tony Robbins 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/tony-robbins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joyce-meyer-53800.jpg) Joyce Meyer 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/joyce-meyer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-diamandis-74795.jpg) Peter Diamandis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/peter-diamandis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marc-andreessen-63123.jpg) Marc Andreessen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/marc-andreessen/) - [Alex Rivera 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/alex-rivera/) ## More by Pat Riley > [There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/there-are-only-two-options-regarding-commitment-you-re-either-in-or/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/he-s-the-greatest-clutch-player-i-ve-ever-seen-the-hell-with-jerry/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [Shoulda, coulda, and woulda won't get it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/shoulda-coulda-and-woulda-won-t-get-it-done/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/you-have-to-defeat-a-great-players-aura-more-than-his-game/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [You can only receive what you're willing to give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/you-can-only-receive-what-you-re-willing-to-give/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [The changes in your life aren't always what you hoped for. But they usually help you grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/the-changes-in-your-life-aren-t-always-what-you-hoped-for-but-they/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/public-life-is-regarded-as-the-crown-of-a-career-and-to-young-men-it/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [Anytime you stop striving to get better, you're bound to get worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/anytime-you-stop-striving-to-get-better-you-re-bound-to-get-worse/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [We measure areas of performance that are often ignored: jumping in pursuit of every rebound even if you don't get it, swatting at every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/we-measure-areas-of-performance-that-are-often-ignored-jumping-in/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/to-have-long-term-success-as-a-coach-or-in-any-position-of-leadership/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/a-particular-shot-or-way-of-moving-the-ball-can-be-a-player-s/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [Never be ready to play yesterday. Being ready to play today is what's important](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/never-be-ready-to-play-yesterday-being-ready-to-play-today-is-what-s/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/being-ready-isn-t-enough-you-have-to-be-prepared-for-a-promotion-or/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/there-s-no-such-thing-as-coulda-shoulda-or-woulda-if-you-shoulda-and/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) > [Am I a control freak? No. Do I believe in organization? You bet. In discipline? In being on time and making sure everything at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/am-i-a-control-freak-no-do-i-believe-in-organization-you-bet-in/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breakthrough/pat-riley/#itemlist", "name": "3 Breakthrough Quotes By Pat Riley", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All 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. 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