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Players Quotes by Phil Jackson
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority…
- Coaching is salesmanship. Coaching is winning players over and convincing them they have to play together. It takes a team conviction to play together to…
- The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away.
- A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.
- You have to be able to psychologically help your players, support-wise, be in touch with them, so I think managing people is very important.
More Players Quotes
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- I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. — David Beckham
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- Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as… — Larry Bird
- Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able… — Larry Bird
- The best players will play. That's the way it will always be. — Larry Bird
- Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. — Ritchie Blackmore
- I had given up the guitar between '75 and '78. I completely lost interest. I was sick of hearing other guitar players… — Ritchie Blackmore
- In my early days, I never used finger vibrato at all. I originally carved my reputation as one of the 'fast' guitar… — Ritchie Blackmore
- Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. — James Agate
- What really turns me on about technology is not just the ability to get more songs on MP3 players. The revolution -… — Bono
- I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players. — David Bowie