No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
