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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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Phil Jackson
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: September 17
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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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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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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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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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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 System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.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 played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
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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. 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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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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No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
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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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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
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The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
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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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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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If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.
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Basketball is sharing.
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When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.
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The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.
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