Phil Jackson Quotes
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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.
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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.
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That's a higher pace, higher fatigue rate, particularly when you play against this team. So it's important for us to understand how to do that.
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It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of course, luck. But if a team doesn’t have the most essential ingredient - love - none of those other factors matter.
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It was like the third quarter would never end. I thought we would never get through it. Larry helped by getting off the court.
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I will say that I had a number of teams there with Chicago and the Lakers that had over 45 wins or close to that at the All-Star break and the last third of the season is much more difficult. It's really tough.
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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.
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Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
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There'll be another resurgence where we get back and play ball well.
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I think all our players were encouraged by the effort, and thought we had the right idea. Our execution came up a little bit short.
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I probably would have no capability of absorbing a 60-defeat season as a coach. It would be a foreign experience. My whole career, even as a player, has been on winning basketball clubs and it just seems to have been a part of the make-up of what’s been given me. That’s what I’ve been given and that’s what I’ve had to deal with. Some people can make fun of it or some people can have a good time with it, or some people can resent it. It’s just what it is.
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I didn't see him, but I heard the noise and wondered what was going on. It was great he came by.
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We were unhappy with the first 18 minutes of the game, and we weren't reacting defensively the way we like to see them react. In the second half, we stepped it up defensively and were able to get out and run.
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I expect a cigar, ... Not lit, hopefully.
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I felt at some times Kobe might have taken advantage of our flexibility.
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They know they can get scoring from three players every night, and sometimes all five can score. It's an all-inclusive thing.
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They had a game plan against Kobe that was effective, getting the ball out of his hands.
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They could still be playing for all I know.
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Determined, dedicated, disciplined. I think he's ready to play. For Kobe, it's about re-establishing his dominance in the game.
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They really crowded Shaq well and did not give him a good look in the lane. He struggled to find a position in the lane all night.
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I'm going to copyright myself so he can have that distinction, sell them off.
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Tracy looks like he's injured to me. He just didn't seem to play with as much vigor.
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What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.