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"You Think You Know Him, But You Don't"
S.L. Price
July 05, 2006
Though his face is creased and his step is slower, Pat Riley maintained his reputation for intrigue and proved he's still a winner by leading the Heat to its first title
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July 05, 2006

"you Think You Know Him, But You Don't"

Though his face is creased and his step is slower, Pat Riley maintained his reputation for intrigue and proved he's still a winner by leading the Heat to its first title

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"I want to win, deeply--win a championship; it's not any different," Riley said in early April. "I never thought I would be a lifer. But here I am. So ... play it out." Then he walked back into the locker room, and to the team he created, slacks falling just so, with far too much time left before he could go into the arena and feel the crowd and sharpen himself against 48 minutes of mayhem. What did Mary say? Get on with it.

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