Phil Jackson Quotes
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I think we are playing relatively good basketball. Tonight we were quick to the ball and did a good job on defense.
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You have to give that team some credit. Three-point shooting is not an easy task.
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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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My father was the superintendent of the churches in the state of Montana. He was content in his beliefs. He befit the term 'true Christian.' He would turn the other cheek. He was truly a man of peace.
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I feel very comfortable saying I more than likely will not come back and coach, ... The health issue is very important.
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I thought we had a really good defensive first half. We found momentum at the beginning of the second quarter and established a lead.
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We were relying on Kobe and Kobe couldn't shoot the ball because of a hand injury. He was just reluctant to shoot.
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I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.
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Our game plan was to exploit the middle and do the things we wanted to, but he (Bryant) was still supposed to be a force over on that side of the offense. I just felt he never really got in rhythm until the end, and we said. Just go after it.
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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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I've talked to other players that were there, but that was played in like complete silence. I guess there was a radio announcer there, but there was nothing else that you could even document it. People don't even know if they had a backboard or nets.
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As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up... so we can focus... so we can be in concert with one another.
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Poor decisions and free throw shooting haunted us. I was disappointed in our ball control.
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He's had a great year this year. I wanted him to have an opportunity to be on the playoff roster and be successful.
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There's still a fan core out there that's not going to let him off the hook. They're not going to give him the grace and the ability to get himself off the hook and into the fans' favor.
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They almost made me get up and walk out of the building in the third quarter. I almost left them alone on a sinking ship. But they got it right in time and it took another 10 minutes but they finally got it right and got going. That's what a layoff will do sometimes.
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That's a great job for (Larry), ... (There's) a lot of money there. It's home.
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There's never been anything like this in my tenure.
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It's time to penetrate and find somebody else if that's not the shot you're making or you're comfortable with. You have to know that.
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It's just about momentum. About picking up momentum. Usually there's one or two keys that go in a series and then it changes or flip-flops.
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I felt like they were frustrated and they have a reason to be frustrated. Things didn't happen for them and it's a frustrating thing for these young kids.
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We found out that there is no substitute for human contact.
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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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Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.