Phil Jackson Quotes
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My first act after being named head coach of the Bulls was to formulate a vision for the team. I had to take into account not only what I wanted to achieve, but how I was going to get there.
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You have to give that team some credit. Three-point shooting is not an easy task.
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Make your work your play and your play your work.
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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 want him out there. We want their full team out there to play, so you earn what you win.
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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.
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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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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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It's nice to be back in this gray, dingy hallway.
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We have nothing to crow about, our home record has been atrocious, we've got a long ways to go before we feel we're on top.
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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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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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And then mentally, do I have the patience to see that through?
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We carried out our end of the bargain.
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We couldn't do anything better that would make this franchise better.
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You can't read my man's mind, ... It's cool. It was a good way to finish the game.
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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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I think people forgot that there are still ways you can get the ball inside rather than just standing there and throwing the ball in. You have to have a system that makes all things work.
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Kareem met these guys at the door and he said, 'That effort wins on Wednesday (in Game 2).' He was very supportive. I think they heard that -- that if they give that kind of effort again, they can win.
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Some of our players didn't look ready to play.
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When he's playing well, we really have a special team. When he's not playing well, we really miss him.
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Red and I, I think, have a mutual admiration. That's all I can say.
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It's going to be a process with this team, ... So we're not going to see a finished product for a while.
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This is really a slow go if it's a tear. What we do know is these are the type of injuries you've got to let heal, go slow with.