Quotes by Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

A coach’s main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.

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Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

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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 System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.

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And yet as a coach, I know that being fixated on winning (or more likely, not losing) is counterproductive, especially when it causes you to lose control of your emotions. What’s more, obsessing about winning is a loser’s game: 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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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you’ll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

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Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the game. You can devise a foolproof defensive strategy and prepare your players for every possible eventuality. But if the players don’t have a sense of oneness as a group, your efforts won’t pay off. And the bond that unites a team can be so fragile, so elusive.

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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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Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

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Basketball is sharing.

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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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Quotes by Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

A coach’s main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

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.

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you’ll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

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.

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

Basketball is sharing.

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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