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I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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Philip Douglas Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas Jackson
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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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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
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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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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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What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.
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Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself.
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Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.
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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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The real value in everything you do is in the details.
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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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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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Not everyone has a purpose.
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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.
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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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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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I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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