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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive
Phil Jackson
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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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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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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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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An acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not. System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.
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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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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
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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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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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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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