Phil Jackson Quotes
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When the game was in hand I tried to take him out. But my assistant Frank Hamblen said, 'I don't think you can do that. He's got 77 points'.
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There'll be another resurgence where we get back and play ball well.
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He was an excellent football coach. He had a lot of success here. He was a real gentleman. I knew him pretty well. He was one of the finest men I ever knew.
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Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.
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I replaced three joints in my hips and one in my knee. I'm hoping that other knee doesn't have to be done. It's one of the toughest things to overcome.
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With our team, we're still learning what's a good enough lead. We didn't use the clock wisely and they made some big plays.
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I've seen quite a few guys do that in his situation, focused. He wanted to stay in, in the second quarter. He asked to stay in so he could get loose, get a second wind.
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It was a good gesture. It was a peaceful resolution for our fans and L.A.
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Ludicrous is probably the best word I could think of.
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They played Kobe tough and a little harder than the refs wanted to see.
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That is what happens when teams play with desperation and the other team comes out and doesn't play at the same level. We just got beat to the ball too many times and they were active and aggressive. They beat us with the nature of the play.
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I still think we have a good chance, ... I still feel that we're the odds-on favorite to be the team of destiny.
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It seemed like I was going to keep stopping the game until we got it right. It was slipping away from us.
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It was a disappointing loss for us as a basketball team. We couldn't keep them off the free throw line in the fourth quarter. We just didn't have things go our way.
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We've got a week that's real busy ahead of us. We've got to stay the course, and that's important for us right now.
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He was unusual in the fact that he was also an excellent (math) teacher. In those days, most coaches taught P.E.
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Obviously the game was determined by Howard leaving so early. That took a lot of energy away from them and we played well as a group.
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That doesn't matter to me about those things, ... They are pathetic. It was a poor offensive game. We didn't move the ball right. We didn't shoot the ball right. But those things, they'll happen. ... Those are just numbers.
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He's moved on. It's time for the fans to move on.
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I don't feel like we missed an opportunity. We'll have better opportunities as we go along. We're figuring out how to play against them.
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I think that contributed to it somewhat. So we live with that decision.
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That was something to behold. It was another level. I've seen some remarkable games, but I've never seen one like that before.
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My philosophy is that you don'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 can not teach competitiveness.
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I thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.