Phil Jackson Quotes
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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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In the second half we came out and played well offensively and defensively.
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Houston had some injuries to veterans and we were able to overwhelm them in the second half.
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I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.
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We obviously need his defense at some level. It's good to have him back in the offense, but we weren't smooth with him in there offensively, though.
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People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Success can be measured in many different ways. . . . Either way, I would find the challenge invigorating.
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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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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.
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We slept almost all the way through the third quarter. We're just not able to play a full game.
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They made that little run and the end, and we had to make some big plays. The biggest plays were defensive -- although Kwame got an offensive rebound that really changed the complexion of the game and forced them to foul.
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Von has a lot of game. He is an aggressive player, but sometimes it is good to have a wild horse out there who can push guys and challenge people.
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He looks like he's injured to me. Except for that dunk, he didn't seem to play with as much vim and vigor.
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I wonder if they ever are. I thought they might let that go this year, but it didn't seem apparent at all. Right away, he got booed. He just may be one of those guys that has to carry that for a year or two until another group comes along that gives him a break.
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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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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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I was very disappointed with the road trip. We had players injured and our team was not competing as hard as it could. The injuries hurt our team morale.
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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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She comes to attack you every time you come through the door.
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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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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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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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The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team.
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Your problems never cease. They just change.
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Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.