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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.
Phil Jackson
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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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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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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 problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away.
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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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Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
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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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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
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