5.05.2009

Coach Riley's Disease of Me

Michael Lombardi over at the National Football Post has phenomenal quotes and material that canvasses all sports and life for that matter. Now that the offseason (there is no real offseason) is here, I hope to collect the stacks of notes from the past couple months and start feeding the site again. Anyway here's Lombardi's material from Pat Riley:

QUOTE: “The most difficult thing for individuals to do when they become part of a team is to sacrifice; it is much easier to be selfish.” — Coach Pat Riley

Here is his list that he deamed "the disease of me" from his Laker days:

SIX DANGER SIGNALS OF THE DISEASE OF ME:
  1. CHRONIC FEELINGS OF UNDER-APPRECIATION – FOCUS ON ONESELF.
  2. PARANOIA OVER BEING CHEATED OUT OF ONE’S RIGHTFUL SHARE.
  3. LEADERSHIP VACUUM RESULTING FROM FORMATION OF CLIQUES AND RIVALRIES.
  4. FEELINGS OF FRUSTRATION EVEN WHEN THE TEAM PERFORMS SUCCESSFULLY.
  5. PERSONAL EFFORT MUSTERED SOLELY TO OUTSHINE ONE’S TEAMMATE.
  6. RESENTMENT OF THE COMPETENCE OF ANOTHER – REFUSE TO ADMIT HIS CONTRIBUTION.