Thursday, November 10, 2016

TTM Triumph #33: Pat Riley

The successful return featured in this post has got to be one of my biggest yet. Were I to make a list of some sort, it would easily be in the top three.

Being a devout Trail Blazers fan growing up, I certainly didn't have any love for the Lakers, but even from a young age I had a great deal of respect for Pat Riley as a person. In fact, his book "Show Time" was not only the second basketball related book I ever read (after "Breaks of the Game"), but it was the second sports book that I ever read.

A big part of why I have always liked him so much, comes from reading an interview of his when I was around 9 or 10, in which he discussed the Texas Western team that beat his Kentucky team for the NCAA championship in 1966. Even that early in life I was greatly impressed by the reverence in which he spoke of that Miners team and it's players. You just don't see that kind of respect given by a player on the losing side to the team that beat them all that often. And of course, over the years he has continued to discuss that Texas Western team with the highest regard in countless books and documentaries.

Even if there wasn't all that, just getting a successful return back from someone who, as a player, coach, and executive has been able to amass ten championship rings is pretty darn cool. So, many thanks go out to Mr. Riley.


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9 comments:

  1. Very nice signed card. I'm not a huge hoops fan but like you I've always admired Pat Riley. Nice 'get'.

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    1. I don't think one really has to be a fan of basketball to be a fan of Pat Riley's. He seems to be one of those people that transcends not only the sport he's known for, but sports in general.

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  2. Congrats on this one. Really nice piece

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    1. Thanks, Mark! I really like how the silver ink looks on this one.

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    1. It definitely is. And it's nice to see that at least a few other people thought so as well.

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  4. Hi, that's awsome, would you mind let me know where you send to, I would like to try my luck too! appreciate!

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    1. Here you go:

      Pat Riley
      800 S Pointe Dr. Apt 2202
      Miami Beach, FL 33139-7168

      I usually use the TTM Manager section of the Sports Card Forum for addresses, but this one came courtesy of the fanmail.biz site. Good luck on your attempt!

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  5. Appreciate Jon, I will give it a try! Do you have any success on any NBA players or HOF recently that I should try? would you mind email me and we can talk there? mpay9779@yahoo.com.tw thanks

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