Phil Jackson quotes

Phil Jackson is an American basketball coach and former player, celebrated for his remarkable success in the NBA. Known as the "Zen Master," his innovative coaching philosophy led his teams to win a record number of championships. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches in basketball history. Here are 19 of his quotes:

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart. (Phil Jackson)
Basketball is a simple game. Your goal is penetration, get the ball close to the basket, and there are three ways to do that. Pass, dribble and offensive rebound. View quote
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Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame. View quote
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The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team. View quote
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Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength. View quote
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For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys. View quote
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You have to be able to psychologically help your players, support-wise, be in touch with them, so I think managing people is very important. View quote
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Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I'm doing. View quote
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If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball. View quote
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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. View quote
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Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts. (Phil Jackson)
I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. View quote
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I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul. View quote
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I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice. View quote
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I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that. View quote
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I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things. View quote
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Your problems never cease, they just change. View quote
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I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing. You have to be a salesman and you have to get your players, particularly your leaders, to believe in what you're trying to accomplish on the basketball floor. View quote
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I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside. View quote
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Phil Jackson

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Occupation: American Coach
Born: September 17, 1945
Quotes count: 19

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