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Phil Jackson Biography

Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is a former American professional basketball player, coach and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 until 1998, during which time Chicago won six NBA championships. He then coached the Los Angeles Lakers, who won five championships from 2000 until 2010. In total, Jackson has won 11 NBA titles as a coach, surpassing the previous record of nine set by Red Auerbach. He also won two championships as a player with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973, and holds the NBA record for the most combined championships (13).

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Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we.

Remember, Surrender, Team

No one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.

Guy, Mistake, Motivational, Perfectly, Sports, Wins

I gave it my body and mind, but I have kept my soul.

Basketball, Gave, Mind, Soul

The most we can hope for is to create the best possible conditions for success, then let go of the outcome. The ride is a lot more fun that way.

Conditions, Create, Fun, Letting Go, Outcomes, Ride

I think people forgot that there are still ways you can get the ball inside rather than just standing there and throwing the ball in. You have to have a system that makes all things work.

Ball, Balls, People, Standing, Thinking, Ways

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It's about mastering the art of letting go.

Art, Forcing, Leadership, Letting, Letting Go

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

Basketball, Sports, Games, Game, Approach, Probably

He practiced against Kobe all of last year, so obviously it was sweet revenge for him. We deserved that. We didn't know who he was, we gave him up to Charlotte, we had no idea how good a player he was.

Good, Player, Revenge, Sweet

My dad always had this little sign on his desk: 'The bigger your head is, the easier your shoes are to fill'. He really drilled that in.

Basketball, Bigger, Dad, Head, Motivation

I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.

Baseball, Football, Played, Sports, Watch

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

Individual, Lies, Lying, Team

I'm not going to coach again. I've done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.

Coach, Coaching, Done, Think, Thinking

I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.

Growing Up, Hockey, North, Played, Watches

The real value in everything you do is in the details.

Details, Everything, Real, Value, Values

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.

Basketball, Joy, Nba, Things, True Joy

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.

Basketball, Fun, Player, Resent, Whole, Winning

My job as a coach was to make something meaningful out of one of the most mundane activities on the planet: playing pro basketball.

Activities, Basketball, Meaningful, Mundane, Playing, Pro

Tomorrow gives a beck'ning hand-- I turn my face away; I'll not invite her to my home-- I only love Today.

Away, Future, Gives, Hands, Home, Love

My accountant tells me I can't be a California resident anymore. I spend too much of my time in New York.

Accountant, California, New York, Spend, Too Much, York

Before a vision (dream) can become a reality, it must be owned by every member of the group.

Dream, Group, Owned, Reality, Vision

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