Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes. Rick Pitino coachfailurefertilizer Change image and share on social
He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one. Rick Pitino basketballcollegeenjoy Change image and share on social
Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time. Rick Pitino greathavehumility Change image and share on social
I don't get into these petty things, Kentucky-Louisville. To me, it's nonsense... There will be people at Kentucky that will have a nervous breakdown if they lose to us... They've got to put the fences up on bridges. There will be people consumed by Louisville. Rick Pitino breakdownbridgeconsume share on social
I loved going to the Knicks because we won the Atlantic Division championship. We went from winning 21 games or 19 games to winning 52 games in a short period of time. I loved coaching Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley and all those guys. Rick Pitino atlanticchampionshipcharle share on social
Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed. Rick Pitino attitudecompletecontract share on social
The only way to get people to like working hard is to motivate them. Today, people must understand why they're working hard. Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different. Rick Pitino hardindividualmotivate Change image and share on social
This is not the beginning of American civilization where we need guns because it's the Wild, Wild West... There should not be guns in our society, and we all know that; politicians know that. Rick Pitino americanbegincivilization Change image and share on social
Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success. Rick Pitino arrogancecontinuecredit share on social
What I've found in my life with our children is that often you can give them advice and tell them to eat the right things, stay in shape and wear sunscreen, and they don't really want to listen. But then they hear it from someone else, and they do listen. Rick Pitino advicechildeat share on social