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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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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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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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 strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team
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I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
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The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
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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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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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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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No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
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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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The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away.
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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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My accountant tells me I can't be a California resident anymore. I spend too much of my time in New York.
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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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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'm a patient person. I think that's one thing that I feel comfortable I can deal with - the downfall and the errors, as long as I see progress and people trying.
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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 vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.
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Basketball is sharing.
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