Coach Quote by Jeanie Buss

How important has Phil Jackson been to the success of the Lakers? He's very important.

— Larry Dixon

You can talk about Phil Jackson for years when he was with the Lakers and the Bulls, I used to read a lot of…

— Joe Maddon

If Phil Jackson came back, still no coachin' me.

— Kendrick Lamar

When you have a chance to get Phil Jackson to run your team, you just do it, plain and simple.

— James L. Dolan

He [Phil Jackson] is such a basketball genius in terms of the details of the game, the little nuances of the game and the…

— Kobe Bryant

Phil Jackson was a brilliant basketball coach, not just because of the offense that he employed, but it was so many other things that…

— Jeff Van Gundy

I had a tough year, losing my dad. And I really needed to have some quiet time, and not be engaged the way I…

— Jeanie Buss

Whenever I hear people crying about Kobe yelling at people in practice or wondering whether or not LeBron is best friends with his teammates,…

— Robert Horry

Phil Jackson is a mastermind, and he knows how to keep his team from being complacent.

— Kenny Smith

I'm just right down the middle, man, ... It doesn't matter to me. I'd love him (Phil Jackson) as a coach. It doesn't matter…

— Kobe Bryant

Indiana wanted to go in a different direction, wanted to go younger, and the Lakers wanted me, so I said, who wouldn't want to…

— Roy Hibbert

In Phil's case, I was personally thrilled he came back, because I think it's huge for the league. When you think about what he's…

— Gregg Popovich