Rick Pitino Quotes

United States, Basketball Coach
September 18, 1952

Richard Andrew Pitino (born September 18, 1952) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He has been the head coach of several teams in NCAA Division I and in the NBA, including Boston University (1978–1983), Providence College (1985–1987), the New York Knicks (1987–1989), the University of Kentucky (1989–1997), the Boston Celtics (1997–2001) and the University of Louisville (2001–2017).

If I had one regret in life... it's that I was not more humble at an earlier age.

Rick Pitino
- Life
- Regret
- Humble
I'd tell any coach not to move for money... Stay at your job if you're really happy.

Rick Pitino
- Money
- Move
- Coach

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.

Rick Pitino
They're going to have to get a coach as good as Bob Huggins, and that's not easy to find. But if they can attract someone of the caliber of Bob Huggins, they can certainly continue.

Rick Pitino
- Find
- Coach
- Bob Huggins
If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.

Rick Pitino
If you go to the NIT and win a championship, that is special. That's the way we're looking at this.

Rick Pitino
- Win
- Championship
- NIT
Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

Rick Pitino