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I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
Phil Jackson
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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
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Deer Lodge
Montana
Philip Douglas Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas Jackson
Action Jackson
The Zen Master
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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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