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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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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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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I don't believe in curfews, because you can't treat men like they were boys without forfeiting a certain level of trust.
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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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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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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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If we can accept whatever hand we've been dealt - no matter how unwelcome - the way to proceed eventually becomes clear.
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I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
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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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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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I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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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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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
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You go in the weight room and you lift weights and you do all these things to strengthen your body. This is strengthening your mind. When you can stay focused and you can use that focus to always come back with your breath to center yourself, so that you're kind of floating in the moment, in the spirit.
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The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.
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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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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive
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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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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.
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In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way. Of course, it's no accident that things are more likely to go your way when you stop worrying about whether you're going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what's happening right this moment.
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The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
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