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Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.

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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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 System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.
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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
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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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The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
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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 strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team
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I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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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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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 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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When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.
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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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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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Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound.
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I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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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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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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