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Game Quotes by Phil Jackson
- 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.
- 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,…
- Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in…
- And yet as a coach, I know that being fixated on winning (or more likely, not losing) is counterproductive, especially when it causes you to…
- The best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a game on an…
- Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the…
- Kobe was hell-bent on surpassing Jordan as the greatest player in the game. His obsession with Michael was striking. When we played in Chicago that…
- Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
- Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.
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