Rick Pitino

Biography

Rick Pitino is the head basketball coach at the University of Louisville.

He won the NCAA Championship in 2013 with the Louisville Cardinals and the 1996 NCAA Championship with the Kentucky Wildcats--the only basketball coach to win national titles at two different universities.

He entered the Basketball Hall of Fame on September 8, 2013.

Pitino also was head coach at Providence College during its remarkable NCAA tournament in 1987, and in the NBA was head coach of the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.

He has written five previous business and leadership books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Success is a Choice.

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Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Place of birth: New York City
Birth date: 18 September 1952
Member of: Louisville Cardinals·Panathinaikos B.C.
Nationality: American

His record (entering the 2009-2010 season): 552-197. His.
Joins Lefty Drisell, Eddie Sutton, and Jim Harrick among coaches who have taken four schools to the NCAA Tournament. Pitino accomplished this with Boston University, Providence, Kentucky and Louisville.
Coached professionally with the New York Knicks (1988-1989) and the Boston Celtics, where he also assumed the role of President. He left after a disastrous sub-500 season.
Attended and played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts, where he was a teammate of Julius Erving.
His brother-in-law, Billy Minardi, whom he considered his best friend, was killed in the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
In March 1987, his son Daniel died at six months of congenital heart failure.
In his next to last season as head coach of the Boston Celtics, he had an infamous rant in which he criticized the Boston fans and media for their negativity and unrealistic expectations. Among others things, he said, "Larry Bird is not walking through that door...
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
(July 2003) Preparing for his third season as coach of Louisville.
(January 2010) In his ninth season as head coach at Louisville.

Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times.
Tackle the difficult things first in the morning make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity.

Movies

The Cardinal Rule
2015
Three years ago, Olivia Bradley, 42, a high profile attorney, prosecutes a well-known and respected businessman for the rape and murder of a teenage girl.
The Rivalry: Red v Blue
2013
A sports documentary centered around one of the biggest college basketball rivalries in the United States: the UK - U of L game..
Unguarded
2011
Chris Herren was a "can't miss" basketball superstar until drug addiction eventually destroyed his career.
The Untouchables of Kentucky
2010

Books

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On september 26, 2017, the biggest recruiting scandal in college basketball history sent shock waves through the world of sports.
One-Day Contract
Rick Pitino
Drawing on his illustrious career, the 2013 ncaa champion college basketball coach shares his secrets to success on the court and in life, illustrating how readers can set their own one-day contract and follow it through each day..
The One-Day Contract
Rick Pitino
How to triumph in difficult times, at work and in life, by the ncaa champion basketball coach and author of the #1 new york times bestseller success is a choicerick pitino is famous as one of the most dynamic and successful basketball coaches of our time,.
The One-Day Contract
Rick Pitino
How to triumph in difficult times, at work and in life, by the ncaa champion basketball coach and author of the #1 new york times bestseller success is a choicerick pitino is famous as one of the most dynamic and successful basketball coaches of our time,.
The one-day contract
Rick Pitino
How to triumph in difficult times, at work and in life, by the ncaa champion basketball coach and author of the #1 new york times bestseller success is a choicerick pitino is famous as one of the most dynamic and successful basketball coaches of our time,.
Rebound Rules
Rick Pitino
“rick pitino knows a thing or two about comebacks—on the court and in life.
Rebound Rules
Rick Pitino
“rick pitino knows a thing or two about comebacks—on the court and in life.
Rebound rules
Rick Pitino
“rick pitino knows a thing or two about comebacks—on the court and in life.
Rebound Rules The Art Of Success 20
Rick Pitino
“rick pitino knows a thing or two about comebacks—on the court and in life.
Rebound Rules
Rick Pitino
Rick pitino is a basketball icon: the only coach in college history to lead three different schools to the final four, the winner of the 1996 ncaa championship, the owner of a sparkling career record, a bestselling author, and a lock for the college baske.
Rebound Rules
Rick Pitino
Rick pitino is a basketball icon: the only coach in college history to lead three different schools to the final four, the winner of the 1996 ncaa championship, the owner of a sparkling career record, a bestselling author, and a lock for the college baske.
Rebound Rules
Rick Pitino
Rick pitino is a basketball icon: the only coach in college history to lead three different schools to the final four, the winner of the 1996 ncaa championship, the owner of a sparkling career record, a bestselling author, and a lock for the college baske.
Rebound Rules
Rick Pitino
Rick pitino is a basketball icon: the only coach in college history to lead three different schools to the final four, the winner of the 1996 ncaa championship, the owner of a sparkling career record, a bestselling author, and a lock for the college baske.
Rebound Rules The Art Of Success 20
Rick Pitino
“rick pitino knows a thing or two about comebacks—on the court and in life.
Lead to Succeed
Rick Pitino
The master motivator shows how to cultivate the traits that all great leaders must possess?
Lead to Succeed
Rick Pitino
Learn how to be a leader from one of sports' greatest teachers, rick pitino.
Lead to Succeed
Rick Pitino
Best of the best.
Lead to Succeed
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Lead to Succeed
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Lead to Succeed
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You gotta hand it to rick pitino.
Success Is a Choice
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Success Is a Choice
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When rick pitino became the coach of the kentucky wildcats, he took them from ncaa probation to four spectacular final four appearances, including the championship in 1996 and an incredible return to the ncaa finals in 1997.
Success is a choice
Rick Pitino
Make rick pitino your personal coach and achieve more than you ever thought possible.
Success is a Choice [Audiobook] by Pitino, Rick and Reynolds, Bill
Rick Pitino
Make rick pitino your personal coach and achieve more than you ever thought possible.
Success is a Choice
Rick Pitino
Success is a choice
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Full-Court Pressure
Rick Pitino
One of the winningest coaches in basketball speaks out on his experiences with the kentucky wildcats and the knicks, his views on rival coaches and players, and more..
Full-court pressure
Rick Pitino
One of the winningest coaches in basketball speaks out on his experiences with the kentucky wildcats and the knicks, his views on rival coaches and players, and more..
Born to Coach
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When rick pitino accepted the job of head coach of the knicks, they averaged 24 wins a season.
Born to coach
Rick Pitino
Pitino, the youngest head coach to step into the spotlight of an nba court, relives, step by step, the games and strategies of the 1987-88 season and his attempts to transform the beleaguered new york knicks into a winning team.

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