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When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
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Basketball is sharing.
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The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
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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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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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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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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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Not everyone has a purpose.
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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
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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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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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