Quotes from Rick Pitino

when you tell the truth your problems become part of your past, but when you lie they become part of your future.

Whether we bring them on ourselves or they are forced upon us, difficult times come, and it is what we do once they have arrived that is important.

I am a slow walker," Lincoln said. "But I never walk backwards.

Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.

You cannot become distracted by success, and losing focus happens just as much through prosperity as it does adversity.

A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

Don't mistake activity for achievement," John Wooden

A good shooter taking a great shot is better than a great shooter taking a bad one.

adversity does not mean that you cannot experience victory—

humility was the key to staying focused and to keeping a winning mind-set, as well as the key to accepting setbacks and turning them to positives.

Failure is not final, and I always have said it is fertilizer for future success.

If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.

I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.

The term 'overachiever' sort of makes it look like the person has mediocre talent and he just works so hard that he achieves beyond what you would think. 'Overachiever' is sort of a - it's sort of an incorrect term. An overachiever is someone that's just willing to pay the price to get so much more out of his performance.

Long term success is a direct result of what you achieve everyday. Goals provide your daily routine

Success is determined by your daily choices and habits

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing players, it's about having fun. That's a void in your life right now, but it's something you're going to have here.

This is not the beginning of American civilization where we need guns because it's the Wild, Wild West... There should not be guns in our society, and we all know that; politicians know that.

Francisco Garcia could have been a high draft choice last year, probably in the 20s. He's the best wing player I've ever coached. But he's done it the right way. He knew he had to work on his body to become a good pro. When he goes into the pros, he'll be physically ready.

I think I do regret leaving Kentucky because I took over a team with 15 wins banking everything on the Tim Duncan lottery, and once we didn't get Tim Duncan, I realized that leaving Kentucky was not a good move.

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you don't use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.