Pat Riley

Current president and former head coach of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley is the consummate competitor who knows the exhilaration that comes with winning. He guided the Heat to the playoffs in each of his first three seasons with them and led the team to win the 2006 NBA Championship, the franchise’s first title.

Riley shares his strategies for winning and outdistancing the competition on the court and off. He understands the psychology of teamwork and personal excellence and is a master at creating organizations whose achievements are greater than the sum of their parts. He shows how to recognize the cycles of team change and make the most of every opportunity.

Author of Showtime and The Winner Within, the Sporting News recently named Riley one of the 50 greatest coaches of all time. One of the most successful coaches in NBA history, Pat Riley understands the keys to gaining a competitive advantage and winning.

Riley’s 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.

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The Winner Within
Pat Riley is one of the brightest figures to ever coach in the NBA. He understands the psychology of teamwork and personal excellence and is a master at creating organizations whose achievements are greater than the sum of their parts. His speech shows business people how to put those principles to use. He gives audiences a vision of how to go above and beyond. He shows how to ride with the cycles of team change and make the most of every opportunity. Riley also cites ways for them to draw out their natural leadership abilities and further shows how one person can make a difference for an entire team.

  • A Winner On the Court – The Winner Within “Showtime!”
  • Change Motivation Team Building

 

Full Biography

Pat Riley is a six-time National Basketball Association World Champion, as well as the only Head Coach in NBA history to capture Coach of the Year honors with three different teams: the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks, and the Miami HEAT.

Coach Riley reached the 1000 victory plateau faster than any other Coach or Manager in the 4 major North American professional sports leagues. He currently stands as the all-time leader in both regular season and postseason victories for both the While being professional basketball’s second winningest coach, Pat Riley also holds the title of one of “America’s Greatest Motivational Speakers” and was rated by Success Magazine as “the best in his field.” He 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 Riley’s books “Showtime” and “The Winner Within” have appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list.