Phil Jackson Quotes
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It was a nice win for us, a game that we shot the ball well. They just kept coming back and found a way to get back in the game with various plays. It was a great game to watch as a fan.
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We have teams pressing us. We have teams that are almost in the same situation as we are. It would be great for us to step ahead of them and up the ladder in our standings.
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We looked like we were lethargic out there. We shot 50 percent in the first half, and had 16 turnovers to go with that, which is not acceptable. The second half was a disappointment not only with the choice of shots, but with the execution. Golden State had something to do with that.
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This is a team we told our guys not to foul, and we end up sending them to the line 35 times. That was one of the things we didn't expect.
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I wouldn't ask him to go on the trip. We want him to stay behind, work out and get an opportunity to condition himself. It makes no sense for him to go along on the trip and stay in the hotel while we play.
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You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves.
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Yao was great (Sunday). He was posting up and hitting those shots. He's in great shape now, probably the best shape I've seen him in since he's been playing in the NBA.
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I think, obviously, coming back and working with this organization is a remarkable turnaround.
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I think that Shaq measures himself against a season. I've always given him credit for that. He knows what the end goal is, and he's got a tremendous amount of pride. He'll be there when the playoffs are going, and he's going to be probably at his peak at that time.
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The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.
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It's all about developing an atmosphere where players want to support and help each other. You want a nurturing place where they feel they can make mistakes, ... Philadelphia's got one of the great passers for a big man in Webber. And one of the great players as far as scoring guards in Allen. Certainly, that should give them some momentum to work with as they go through the year.
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We came here with a plan: We're not going to let this game get by us.
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Obviously I think Chauncey Billups is really the guy that controls the throttle over there. He is an important part of their success.
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The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive.
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It was quite an exhibition for three quarters Kobe put on. I've seen a few 60-point ballgames in my time, but none of them had been done by the third quarter.
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The win wasn't important for me, it was important for the team, ... But getting the win is twice as nice.
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It was a big win for us. We caused a lot of turnovers and stepped up the tempo knowing they played last night.
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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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We're not even going to discuss it. It's a basketball team and we've got to focus on what we need to do.
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I'll just say that hopefully they've drained the mud out of the building, and the termites aren't going to eat the buildings away in between the time we get down there. They made a good judgment probably to get this back in, and that's the important thing about it.
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He stayed very well inside of what we're trying to do.
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My mother's families were Mennonites or Anabaptists that came to Minnesota from Russia. They were actually moving around Europe doing diking and lowland reclamation work, and they moved into Minnesota.
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My philosophy is that you can't motivate players with speeches, you have motivated players that you draft. That's where they come in and those are the guys that are competitive. You cannot teach competitiveness.
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The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.