Phil Jackson Quotes
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The more you draw attention to it, the worse it becomes. So it's better just to show up and swallow your pride.
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You're only a success for the moment that you complete a successful act.
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People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Success can be measured in many different ways. . . . Either way, I would find the challenge invigorating.
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He's hired former NBA referees to monitor the game tapes. He sends out a weekly report on the referees. There's some things that Mark has done to turn it a little bit in his favor. That's good.
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We're a ways away from being that next level of NBA team.
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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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We stumbled and fumbled around out there for three quarters.
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That doesn't matter to me about those things, ... They are pathetic. It was a poor offensive game. We didn't move the ball right. We didn't shoot the ball right. But those things, they'll happen. ... Those are just numbers.
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We've got a week that's real busy ahead of us. We've got to stay the course, and that's important for us right now.
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Red and I, I think, have a mutual admiration. That's all I can say.
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You saw the apparent schizophrenia of these teams. They play great for a while and then they have trouble operating. What you see is young teams learning to play a consistent game. No quality in the direction of their discipline.
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We feel fortunate that we're in a position where we're looking down on the Miami Heat. Half-a-game lead. In a way, I'm surprised. And yet, we've got nothing to crow about.
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Most of it's about the quickness involved. Just the activity to the ball. Loose balls, tip-ins, all those little things make such a difference in a game. And that's a matter of seconds, and I think a lot of that is about energy.
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I thought it was vindictive. I don't like to see it because he's one of the guys that we nurtured here. He was contributing to us a lot in the championship (run) two years ago.
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That was all well and fine, but there was still some unfinished business, I felt, with the Lakers.
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I don't see how you're going to get value out of this player who, in my estimation, is one of the most valuable players in the league. Of course, I estimate him perhaps higher than other people. I think he's a terrific player. He adds a big dimension in every game he plays in.
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I don't believe in curfews, because you can't treat men like they were boys without forfeiting a certain level of trust.
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He's at the end of the bench. Right now, we have to win games. That's our No. 1 priority.
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Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
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Come back. Join us when you're ready and we're ready to go on with you -- or without you.
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This trip, you've got to do a lot of PR work for the league, pump up that Miami game on Christmas Day because they're asking you to do this all the time. And don't forget, Orlando is just as important in the win-loss column.
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That was something to behold. It was another level. I've seen some remarkable games, but I've never seen one like that before.
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I replaced three joints in my hips and one in my knee. I'm hoping that other knee doesn't have to be done. It's one of the toughest things to overcome.
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Kobe had to take some heat for that, as if he was the one who manufactured that (O'Neal) trade. All those things were made to look like there was a scapegoat in this situation, and there wasn't.