Pat Riley Addresses Retirement Rumors.
The Miami Heat‘s legendary president remains defiant despite another disappointing season.
Pat Riley, approaching his ninth decade, displayed his trademark competitive fire during his end-of-season press conference.
Doubling down on his commitment to restore the franchise’s winning tradition.
“I just turned 80 and I’m proud of it,” Riley said. “The new 80 is the new 60, so that’s how I look at it. I feel great. I am competitive as (expletive). I love being in the bowl. I’m an Irish guy, so there’s a depressive disorder I have by being just Irish and hating losing because it makes me miserable. When you’re miserable, you get a little bit depressed. I mean, we all have that in us. All of us have a depressive disorder when things go bad.”
