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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.
Phil Jackson
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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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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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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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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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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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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Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.
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No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
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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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Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
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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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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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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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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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