Rick Pitino and I share a few things in common.  First, we both have the same birthday, September 18.  We are both Italian and come from the New York City area.  We both share a love for basketball and fell in love with women whose name happens to be Joanne.  We both lost a relative on September 11th in New York City. 

Rick Pitino is a phenomenal motivator and college basketball coach.  What he did at Providence College, taking...

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