689 A Coach's Guide to Success with Rick Pitino

A TRUE LEADER ISN'T AFRAID TO MAKE THE FIRST MISTAKE. Coach Rick is a former American basketball coach. He’s been head coach of several teams in NCAA Division I and the NBA including Boston University, Providence College, The New York Knicks, University of Kentucky, The Boston Celtics, and University of Louisville. He is the only coach to lead three different schools to the final four. In 2013, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He is the author of the book Success is a Choice, he wrote an autobiography in 1988 called Born To Coach, and has a new book called My Story. In this episode, we dive into what it takes to get the most out of someone’s abilities. So get ready to learn how to be a better coach and a better leader on Episode 689. Some Questions I Ask: How do you get people to buy into a system? (12:40) What’s the speech you give the first day the teams all together? (14:20) What happened with the Kahwi Leonard situation? (21:00) Why did you leave Louiseville? (27:00) How have you been handling the aftermath of Louisville? (33:20) Do you want to coach again? (35:45) What’s more important- recruiting great players or having great plays in a game? (47:00) How do you support your mental health when you’re going through something hard? (1:02:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: Why delayed gratification is what we should be looking for (14:00) College basketball vs. NBA- which Rick enjoyed more (17:15) The greatest lessons we can learn through losing (17:55) Mental and emotional ability to rise above (24:40) How ego can get in the way of greatness (37:00)