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Pat Riley, 77, has no plans to leave Miami Heat, feels 'an obligation to finish this build' as team president

Miami Heat president Pat Riley has no plans of ending his Hall of Fame career any time soon. He made that clear in the midst of his annual end-of-season press conference on Monday.

"I'm 77 years old and right now I can do more pushups than you can do right now." Riley said, while challenging a reporter to a pushup contest. "If you want to go to the mat, let's go ..."

That proud and defiant attitude has been a hallmark of Riley's almost three decades with the Heat organization. It was also a staple of the latest team that came just a few seconds away from another Finals appearance before losing to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals last week.