Phil Jackson Quotes
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I think the only thing it did was take our mind off the game.
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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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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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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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The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
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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.
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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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When I was young, I was dedicated to become a minister - my brothers and I were formally brought in front of the congregation in a dedication ceremony, where we were dedicated to the future service of God.
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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
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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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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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They got their veterans back on the floor in the second quarter and started running their screen-and-rolls. They were able to play some defense and shut us down after we made a run in the second quarter.
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Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the game. You can devise a foolproof defensive strategy and prepare your players for every possible eventuality. But if the players don’t have a sense of oneness as a group, your efforts won’t pay off. And the bond that unites a team can be so fragile, so elusive.
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The star of the game obviously goes to Tim Thomas.
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In this society, we never give people a chance to come back to grace.
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The idea when we came here was we weren't going to let this game get by us.
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He flew coach ? that was the only problem.
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You have to have someone coming off the bench who has experience, knowledge and ability.
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Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.
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Larry has been in this situation many more times than I have, ... It is very unique for me.
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His confidence grew as we kept going back in to him, and he got more productive from that. I think guys started relying on the fact that he could be counted on to catch the basketball and convert.
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We have a lot of players at that position and, obviously, we've got to make cuts soon. Our desire is to find a place for him and a good opportunity for him and Charlotte was a team that really and truly did want him.
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I have been involved in a lot of wild ones. That one was right up there.