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Phil Jackson Inspirational Quotes (47)

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Basketball is sharing.
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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 the guys that are competitive. You cannot teach competitiveness.
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No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
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I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
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Not everyone has a purpose.
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The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team
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The real value in everything you do is in the details.
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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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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 to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself.
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Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.
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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, dribble and offensive rebound.
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
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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, we gave him up to Charlotte, we had no idea how good a player he was.
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People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Success can be measured in many different ways. . . . Either way, I would find the challenge invigorating.
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The real value in everything you do is in the details. I just like that quote. A very similar way to say the same thing. If you're washing dishes you pay attention to washing dishes. If you're driving a car, you're paying attention to driving the car.
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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
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I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.
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I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.
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What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.
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I will have Derek Fisher wear all 5 of his rings the first time he comes in to talk to Carmelo.
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I know what it takes to be a coach. I've gone through that. I think I came up short my last season. Lots of things were happening physically to me, and emotionally, perhaps mentally, too. I thought it was time to tend to more important things, like health and like family. I still enjoy that, and I don't think I have any need to go back to coach.
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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 make things work.
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