New St. John’s coach and New York City native Rick Pitino takes a timeout during March Madness for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
New St. John’s coach and New York City native Rick Pitino — who also has coached the Knicks and Celtics in the NBA, won NCAA titles and led Iona to the Big Dance this season — takes a timeout during March Madness for some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.A: You grow up on 26th Street, you lived after that in Queens, you lived after that on Long Island, you’re the Knicks coach and the assistant coach of the Knicks.
Patrick Ewing and Mark Jackson on the Rick Pitino’s Knicks bench as they build up up a big lead in the second game of their playoff series against the Chicago Bulls in 1989.A: Everybody has — I call it motive in action — everybody has a different reason. In talking to Joel [Soriano], he’s motivated by helping his family. He constantly talks about helping his family. So you have to know that.
A: I think humility is the key driving force for everybody to reach their potential. I think once you lose humility, you stop working, it’s time to really give up on your vocation. And I’ve always made my vocation my vacation. There’s nothing better than being around basketball for me.A: “Success Is a Choice” was a New York Times business book of the year, which made me really proud. It was right off the ’96 [Kentucky] championship year.
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