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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.

Phil Jackson

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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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I'm not trying to find answers anymore. I'm trying to live what I know.
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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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I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
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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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The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team
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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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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 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.
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive
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The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
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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 System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.
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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 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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