Phil Jackson

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

Yes, victory is sweet, but it doesn't necessarily make life any easier the next season or even the next day.

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

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

I think there's something about wanting to stand in the spotlight. I think the ball is a spotlight, for example, and I think they want to stand in that. I a lot of times see - LeBron is a guy that vacillates between wanting to do that and then wanting to get somebody else involved.

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.

When I was young, I was dedicated to become a minister - my brothers and I were formally brought in front of the congregation in a dedication ceremony, where we were dedicated to the future service of God.

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

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.

Not only is there more to life than basketball theres a lot more to basketball than basketball.

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.

My father was a man who didn't consider himself learned. He was a man who liked to be a farmer. He enjoyed his dairy farm and felt the calling. So there was a dedication. I was dedicated as a child to the service of God, and so there was this continual centering of a greater purpose than your own.

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.

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

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

The NBA has made a real issue about really making these superstars the premium that everybody wants to go to. That's their calling card and their marketing tool. But the coaches at the other end of the sphere are trying to make everybody on the team, even nine, 10, 11, 12, just as important, and have a real role that's meaningful.

The problem with trading dominant players of that size is you never get in return what you've bargained away.

The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.

My father was the superintendent of the churches in the state of Montana. He was content in his beliefs. He befit the term 'true Christian.' He would turn the other cheek. He was truly a man of peace.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

Your problems never cease. They just change.

The ideal way to win a championship is step by step.

The strength of the team is each member. The strength of each member is the team.

Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

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.

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.

The winter's a little bit daunting in Montana.

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

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.

There's a lot of chatter in basketball and, rightfully, you want players to be talking to each other... But sometimes in practice, it gets too verbose... so I tried to take things out of the ordinary and make them special so they'd understand the difference.

If you meet the Buddha in the lane feed him the ball.

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up... so we can focus... so we can be in concert with one another.

Winning is important to me but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever Im doing.

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.

Pau is one of the best big men in the game. I mean, Pau Gasol is going to be in the Hall of Fame.