Phil Jackson Quotes
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We got them mired into our style of play. They were playing at a level above us and we got them to come down to our level. ... We just couldn't seem to finish it.
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We couldn't do anything better that would make this franchise better.
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You have to be able to psychologically help your players, support-wise, be in touch with them, so I think managing people is very important.
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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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Some of our players didn't look ready to play.
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It was awful. He gave us a terrible game. He just didn't give us any productive minutes at all.
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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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And then mentally, do I have the patience to see that through?
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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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There's never been anything like this in my tenure.
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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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When you have guys like Dixon and Blake basically have career nights, that really sets you on the edge as a team. We didn't come out with the intent to play defense tonight.
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It's not going to be about Kobe getting 45 points a night. It's going to be about how are we going to use all the talents to do what we have to do to take a team apart.
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We carried out our end of the bargain.
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Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.
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This one is certainly a challenge. It's an enjoyable one and one without a whole lot of pressure on me. The boss' daughter told me if things don't work right, I can take a day off.
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Make your work your play and your play your work.
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Red and I, I think, have a mutual admiration. That's all I can say.
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I told the guys at halftime, they had their nap in the first half, now it's time to play. And you saw what happened. We slept almost all the way through the third quarter.
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If you have a clear mind . . . you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you.
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It's nice to be back in this gray, dingy hallway.
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The NBA has made a real issue about really making these superstars the premium that everybody wants to go to. That's their calling card and their marketing tool. But the coaches at the other end of the sphere are trying to make everybody on the team, even nine, 10, 11, 12, just as important, and have a real role that's meaningful.
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The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
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He's been under five systems in as many years, ... I expect it's going to take some time.