Rick Pitino Quotes

It's important I keep my feet on the ground and stay humble and still work hard.

For me, I worked so hard to get to where I am and I don't ever want to lose sight of being grounded.

We have to keep our feet on ground, stay humble, and collect all praise, well-wishes, and prayers because these will help us in future.

I have a clear conscience and never let success get to my head. You know that when you achieve something, you can change the way you are very easily.

It's important to stay humble, stay level-headed and keep working hard.

I think that's the biggest thing - staying humble, because the story you hear a lot of times is that guys who have success let it get to their head.

I just always told myself that I can never get big-headed if I become successful.

I realize I can never take my success for granted. It's not attractive for anyone to be like that.

I am so leading the life that I want and wanted and dreamed of as a kid. I'm trying very hard not to abuse it or take advantage of it.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.

Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.

I try to keep my head on straight and take nothing for granted.

You've gotta be humble. That's what I've been throughout my whole career.

You never can stay enough humbled.

That's just my motto I live by, humble and hungry.

The most important thing is to stay humble because there are always people telling you that you're this and that you're going to do that.

Perhaps the biggest lesson that I would say is the one to learn is not to let fame and fortune get inside your head.

I'm trying to... stay humble and keep doing what I do.

I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing.

I have certain values. I know where I come from. I am a hard worker. I'm conscious of my luck.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God.