I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it.… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I know what it takes to be a coach. I've gone through that. I think I came up short my last season.… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
And yet as a coach, I know that being fixated on winning (or more likely, not losing) is counterproductive, especially when it… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I probably would have no capability of absorbing a 60-defeat season as a coach. It would be a foreign experience. My whole… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Coaching is salesmanship. Coaching is winning players over and convincing them they have to play together. It takes a team conviction to… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Everybody has an opportunity to play a role, a playmaking role, so it makes it harder to coach. It takes a little… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
“My confidence grew out of knowing that when the spirit was right and the players were attuned to one another, the game… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not.… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
My parents were, had a marriage of passion, and the passion was about their religious beliefs. They were both immigrant families that - well,… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
“The unconscious mind is a terrific solver of complex problems when the conscious mind is busy elsewhere or, perhaps better yet, not overtaxed at… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
There's a term, agape, you hear used a lot with charismatic religious groups, that it's this more pure love of caring, of sharing of… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
“My confidence grew out of knowing that when the spirit was right and the players were attuned to one another, the game was likely… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
I don't believe in curfews, because you can't treat men like they were boys without forfeiting a certain level of trust. — Phil Jackson Copy Share
My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
My philosophy is that you don't motivate players with speeches; you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in, and those… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go. — Phil Jackson Copy Share
“As a leader your job is to do everything in your power to create the perfect conditions for success by benching your ego and… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
If we can accept whatever hand we've been dealt - no matter how unwelcome - the way to proceed eventually becomes clear. — Phil Jackson Copy Share
A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly. — Phil Jackson Copy Share
“Zen teacher Lewis Richmond tells the story of hearing Shunryu Suzuki sum up Buddhism in two words. Suzuki had just finished giving a talk… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
My mother's families were Mennonites or Anabaptists that came to Minnesota from Russia. They were actually moving around Europe doing diking and lowland reclamation… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
The real value in everything you do is in the details. I just like that quote. A very similar way to say the same… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
Coaching is about, "How do I get people to play at their peak level?" It is a spiritual quest. And if it's not that,… — Phil Jackson Copy Share
