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The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
Phil Jackson
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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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Deer Lodge
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Philip Douglas Phil Jackson
Philip Douglas Jackson
Action Jackson
The Zen Master
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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.
Phil Jackson
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.
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Not everyone has a purpose.
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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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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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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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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive
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When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.
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Basketball is sharing.
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
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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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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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The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away.
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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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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.
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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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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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