President and Head Coach of The Miami Heat, Pat Riley posted 50-plus win
seasons in 14 seasons which is unprecedented in the NBA. Pat concluded
his 15th season with a 859-360 career record, a sizzling .705
mark. This outstanding record places him in the sixth spot on the all-time
coaching victories list. He has accomplished this mark faster than the
five coaches ahead of him. Riley also leads the NBA in most postseason
games coached and victories with 232 and 145 respectively. Pat has won
six world championships as a player and coach.
Mr. Riley is not only one of pro basketball's winningest coaches, but his
speeches before hundreds of corporations have earned him the title of “America's
Greatest Motivational Speaker.” He has been rated by Success Magazine as
“The best in his field.” Pat is a consummate competitor who knows the exhilaration
that comes with winning. His philosophy is based upon winning, leadership,
mastery, change, and personal growth as well as understanding and controlling
the shifting dynamics of a team -- any team, whether it is a small company,
a giant corporation, a city, or a group of athletes. Pat has also completed
an award winning 30-minute motivational video entitled “Teamwork” in which
he applies his winning philosophies to business and life in general. His
books “Show Time” and “The Winner Within” have appeared on the New York
Times Best Seller list.
Prior to his success in Miami, Riley brought the 1993-94 New York Knicks
to the franchise's first NBA Finals in more than two decades. During the
1994-95 regular season, Coach Riley led New York to a 57-25 record and
won their second Atlantic Division Crown. He was named NBA Coach of the
Year under the Knicks during the 1992-93 season. Pat has coached in nine
out of 15 All-Star Games, once as the East Coast coach with the Knicks,
and eight times as the West Coast coach with the Lakers.
The 52 year-old legend was “Coach of the Eighties” when he led the Los
Angeles Lakers to four World Championships. During nine seasons as head
coach of the Laker dynasty from 1981-82 through 1989-90, Pat became the
all-time winningest percentage head coach in NBA history with a remarkable
533-194 record for a .733 winning percentage. These four championships
as a head coach rank third in NBA annuals to Red Auerbach's nine and John
Kundia's five. He was named NBA Coach of the Year under the Lakers during
the 1989-90 season.
TOPICS:
Teamwork, Business & Life, Winner Within, Motivation, Success, Change,
Leadership
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