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).

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
You are trying not only to reach your potential but to move beyond it. If you are not in the best shape you can be, these things simply become more difficult to achieve.

Rick Pitino
- Achieve
- Reach
- Best Shape

Every individual in an organization is motivated by something different.

Rick Pitino
I actually think if you have a strong junior class, that's the best possible scenario. In their senior year, guys who are on the threshold of making it to the NBA start getting preoccupied in their thoughts elsewhere more than concerning themselves with the present. The junior class is the perfect age.

Rick Pitino
When you have a problem, if you tell the truth, the problem becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes part of your future.

Rick Pitino
- Truth
- Problem
- Lie
I'd learned how much happiness money can bring you. Very little.

Rick Pitino
- Money
- Happiness
- Learned
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