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
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
A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly. — 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
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
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
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 rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
My first act after being named head coach of the Bulls was to formulate a vision for the team. I had to… — Phil Jackson Copy Share Image
The NBA has made a real issue about really making these superstars the premium that everybody wants to go to. That's their… — 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
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
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
