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
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
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
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
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
The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive — 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
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
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
My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'.… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I care about systematically playing basketball. If the spacing isn't right, if guys are standing on top of each other, if there… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
“That’s why at the start of every season I always encouraged players to focus on the journey rather than the goal. What… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this… — 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
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
Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart… — 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
There's a lot of chatter in basketball and, rightfully, you want players to be talking to each other... But sometimes in practice,… — 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 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
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 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 and those… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
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 Image
Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly. — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
“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 Image
