Quote

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.

Phil Jackson

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Coach
Deer Lodge
Montana
Philip Douglas Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas Jackson
Action Jackson
The Zen Master
PJ
Things
Player
Team
Takes
Winning
Salesmanship
Together
Convincing
Play
Coaching
Work
Players
Make
Conviction

More quotes by Phil Jackson

Image
The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
Phil Jackson
Image
Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.
Phil Jackson
Image
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 System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.
Phil Jackson
Image
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.
Phil Jackson
Image
I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
Phil Jackson
Image
Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
Phil Jackson
Image
I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.
Phil Jackson
Image
I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
Phil Jackson
Image
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.
Phil Jackson
Image
The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
Phil Jackson
Image
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.
Phil Jackson
Image
Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.
Phil Jackson
Image
When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.
Phil Jackson
Image
I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
Phil Jackson
Image
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.
Phil Jackson
Image
Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
Phil Jackson
Image
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.
Phil Jackson
Image
I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.
Phil Jackson
Image
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
Image
Not everyone has a purpose.
Phil Jackson