Rick Pitino Quotes
When you coach Russ Smith, you have a nervous breakdown on every possession. He's not from a different country. He's from a different planet.
Topics
Risk Taking
High Energy
High Maintenance
Nervous Breakdown
Mental Toughness
Basketball Coaching
Elite Athlete
Exceptional Ability
Exceptional Talent
High Pressure Situations
Intense Performance
Out of the Box Solutions
Player Development
Unconventional Behavior
Unconventional Strategies
Unique Skills
Unpredictable Behavior
Citations
Pitino, Rick. Press Conference. NCAA Tournament, 21 Mar. 2013.
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Richard Andrew Pitino is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach for Iona College. He is also the head coach of Greece's senior national team. 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), the University of Louisville (2001–2017), and Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and EuroLeague (2018–2020).