Phil Jackson Quotes

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• Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.
• Basketball is sharing.
• I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to…
• Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is…
• No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
• Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
• I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
• My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled…
• I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
• Your problems never cease, they just change.
• In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going…
• Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart on the line.…
• Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass,…
• The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
• 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 are…
• 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 kid.
• In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going…
• An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not. System basketball has…
• He practiced against Kobe all of last year, so obviously it was sweet revenge for him. We deserved that. We didn't know who he was,…
• When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.

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