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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.

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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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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Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing.
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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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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
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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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Coaching is about, How do I get people to play at their peak level? It is a spiritual quest. And if it's not that, you don't have a challenge, you don't have a mission. Forming a brotherhood and trying to move it forward - that's what coaching is.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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