Phil Jackson Quotes
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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 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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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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We've made a lot of changes. Our roster is not set in stone. It's a very young team, our average age is 25. It's going to try the patience of its coach.
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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 sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.
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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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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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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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The idea when we came here was we weren't going to let this game get by us.
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I think he must have some type of injury.
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Some players, you say at the end of the game, maybe it'd be a higher percentage. But he hasn't shown he makes that shot at the end of the game.
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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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In this society, we never give people a chance to come back to grace.
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The star of the game obviously goes to Tim Thomas.
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He flew coach ? that was the only problem.
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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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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.
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I think the only thing it did was take our mind off the game.
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Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.
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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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I have been involved in a lot of wild ones. That one was right up there.
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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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You have to have someone coming off the bench who has experience, knowledge and ability.