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List of Phil Jackson Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 87 inspiring quotes by Phil Jackson.

About Phil Jackson

  • Born: September 17, 1945
  • Occupation: Basketball Coach
    • I played hockey in north dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.
    Growing Up Hockey Watches
    I expect a cigar.....not lit, hopefully
    Cigar Lit Hopefully
    Not everyone has a purpose.
    Purpose
    I'm a sports-watcher. i played football and baseball, coached baseball. so i watch those things.
    Sports Baseball Football
    Pau is one of the best big men in the game. i mean, pau gasol is going to be in the hall of fame.
    Mean Men Games
    My accountant tells me i can't be a california resident anymore. i spend too much of my time in new york.
    New York California Too Much
    The best thing that i think happened to me was i got the opportunity to have really good players and we were able to meet the demand of the competition. and i think that's what i value most.
    Player Thinking Opportunity
    I know what it takes to be a coach. i've gone through that. i think i came up short my last season. lots of things were happening physically to me, and emotionally, perhaps mentally, too. i thought it was time to tend to more important things, like health and like family. i still enjoy that, and i don't think i have any need to go back to coach.
    Thinking Important Enjoy
    Everybody has an opportunity to play a role, a playmaking role, so it makes it harder to coach. it takes a little more time.
    Opportunity Play Roles
    Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. if someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team.
    Basketball Football Team
    The bigger your head, the easier to fill your shoes.
    Shoes Easier Bigger
    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 Winning
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