--- title: "2 Deck Quotes By Pat Riley" description: "2 Deck quotes by Pat Riley. Plus more from Pat Riley and more Deck sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/pat-riley-8638_basketball_when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-de_2682913.jpg" --- > [When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. If you do, someday the cellophane will crackle off a fresh pack, one that belongs to you, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-deck-compete-even-harder-show/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/pat-riley-8638_basketball_when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-de_2682913.jpg) > [When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-riley/when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-deck-compete-even-harder/) [Pat Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-riley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/pat-riley-8638_compete_when-you-re-playing-against-a-stacked-de_2883663.jpg) ## Other authors on Deck ## 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/deck/pat-riley/#itemlist", "name": "2 Deck Quotes By Pat Riley", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you're playing against a stacked deck, compete even harder. Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle. 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