Phil Jackson Quotes
-
The Olympics is a daunting thing. We have to face the fact that (by doing it this way) we'll cut our players short a little bit.
-
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.
-
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.
-
That was something to behold -- it was another level. At halftime we were disturbed about the way we were playing. We came out, and Kobe just found a way to do everything.
-
If you were there at the game, I think everybody understands how we won. He got into a rhythm - it was just a landslide.
-
Probably would have been sitting on the bench with Connecticut. Who knows? That's just hypothetical stuff you can't even project. But it certainly is a talented team. The growth that he has had here, I think, has been a beneficial factor for him in his overall game.
-
The toilets are flushing great in the locker room.
-
This is about Phoenix going back to their home court, trying to rally. One win puts things right at the edge again, and we'd have to come back and hold home court, which is a single-game situation. So we know there's a lot of work to be done before we're finished with this thing.
-
We're not looking for Kobe to score 50 or 30 or 80. We're just looking for it to fit together. We want players to blend their talents together.
-
The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive.
-
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.
-
They still have the defense as their calling card, but they have released and liberated the offense.
-
The win wasn't important for me, it was important for the team, ... But getting the win is twice as nice.
-
Kobe was waiting for his game to get hot and it never happened, and we tried to force the ball into him and it cost us.
-
It was a big win for us. We caused a lot of turnovers and stepped up the tempo knowing they played last night.
-
There are times and moments and there will be one in this playoffs where he will do the offensive work. He's going to be on fire and feeling the ability to go out there and shoot anytime, any place. Right now, I think he's just moving the ball well and doing the right things for us.
-
Obviously I think Chauncey Billups is really the guy that controls the throttle over there. He is an important part of their success.
-
He (Brown) had a lot of offensive rebounds out there and did some things defensively and got some offensive things working for him, and that was good. And Luke had a stellar floor game and got some points.
-
Coaching is about, "How do I get people to play at their peak level?" It is a spiritual quest. And if it's not that, you don't have a challenge, you don't have a mission. Forming a brotherhood and trying to move it forward - that's what coaching is.
-
In basketball - as in life - true joy comes from being fully present in each and every moment, not just when things are going your way.
-
Teams that have lost a lot of games are dangerous teams and we knew that coming in. We just have no excuses. They outplayed us tonight.
-
We came here with a plan: We're not going to let this game get by us.
-
I think, obviously, coming back and working with this organization is a remarkable turnaround.
-
The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.