Phil Jackson Quotes
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There really is something nice about it as far as energizing this team. This team has some deadbeats on it, anyway, and the coach is one of them. It's good to have some people out there that are enthusiastic about the game.
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The bigger your head, the easier to fill your shoes.
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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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It was the way the game played out. We had guys open, there were situations that were going right.
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Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.
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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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It was a game where our rebounds and defense really failed us and eventually, I had to think about an offensive unit that could do some things to try and catch up. Kobe obviously wasn't right tonight, but this is the second time Blake has scored big against us in critical situations.
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It seems like they played really hard against Sacramento, didn't they? That was their other opponent they had an option to play. It would seem like they want to choose us.
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He (Lakers owner Jerry Buss) knew what he was trying to get accomplished, but still in all, it never quite seems to match up.
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We had some luck with us tonight, ... We were fortunate to stay in this game. We made a lot of mistakes, obviously, but we learned from them.
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To me, right there, enough said - Kobe Bryant (third team), not acceptable.
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If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.
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Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we.
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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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I have never seen anything like that. It was pretty impressive.
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I thought we were despondent when we came out of that regular time, going into overtime and played like it the first three minutes, but we found some energy at the end.
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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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They're shooting almost 40 percent. That in itself is remarkable, unheard of. It converts to a lot of points. And to have to recycle our team to find a way to match up against them is not easy. It's not conventional.
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We were flat tonight. We are still not quite good enough to stay with a team like that.
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Basketball is sharing.
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You're talking about a different standard when a team wins 60 games.
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I always tell the players, "We are in the business that's very much like a marathon race only we're gonna be doing it for 260-something days or so." And the race is something you get ready to do. There's gonna be some trial inside of there, but you put yourself through it because ultimately it brings a lot of meaning to your life, it gives a lot of energy to what you're doing.
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The winter's a little bit daunting in Montana.
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When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.