One of the great Pat Riley quotes, that I use all the time, is 'all the hard work dedication in the world doesn't guarantee you a damn thing. But without you don't stand a chance.'
Pat Riley is the Gordon Gekko of basketball--and the reason why so many women couldn't keep their minds and hands off him and "the sexiest team of professionals for the entire decade" to quote Magic Johnson's autobiography. In the Go-Go 1980s, Pat Riley was one of the few who dared to stand up and claim that money and championship rings could not completely define happiness.
Pat Riley went to the forum club after a game in the late 70s and the security guys didn't know who he was and would not let him in. Have to imagine that was a tough pill to swallow and likely pushed him to get back with the organization.
Paraphrased - Hard work , dedication and discipline won't guarantee wins but you cant win consistently without them. - Pat Riley - GOAT NBA coach by a hair over Phil Jackson and Red Auerbach (level of competition ) .
@@foxmccloud7055 they really didn’t, of anything they portrayed Mckinney too as a villain by your logic. They portrayed Kareem as a villain to Magic to i guess huh? i don’t understand how he’s a villain.
@@MusicFromNBAFilms Yeah, check it. There could be some other similar song, but I don't know who Marvin got his inspiration from. Motown is great that way.
+Ines Farag It is "That Championship Feeling: The 1983 NBA Playoffs and Finals" documentary, I think it's by NBA Entertainment or something like that. Now it's on youtube also, here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_Un_NLof65I.html (from cca 36:00)
