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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive
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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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Philip Douglas Phil Jackson
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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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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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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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Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.
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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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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'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.
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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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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
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I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
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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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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 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 will have Derek Fisher wear all 5 of his rings the first time he comes in to talk to Carmelo.
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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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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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Basketball is sharing.
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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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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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