Best 71 quotes of Phil Jackson on MyQuotes

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

Once you've done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into the action and put your heart on the line. That means not only being brave, but being compassionate towards yourself, your teammates and your opponents.

People think I would never take on a team that has no legitimate chance to win a championship, This is one of the major misconceptions about me. Success can be measured in many different ways. . . . Either way, I would find the challenge invigorating.

Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we.

The best part of basketball, for those people on the inside, is the bus going to the airport after you've won a game on an opponent's floor. It's been a very tough battle. And preferably, in the playoffs. And that feeling that you have, together as a group, having gone to an opponent's floor and won a very good victory, is as about as high as you can get.

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.

The greatness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive. The weakness of Michael Jordan is his competitive drive

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

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

The real value in everything you do is in the details. I just like that quote. A very similar way to say the same thing. If you're washing dishes you pay attention to washing dishes. If you're driving a car, you're paying attention to driving the car.

There's a term, agape, you hear used a lot with charismatic religious groups, that it's this more pure love of caring, of sharing of concern and understanding. I think players and teams have to come to that at some point in the season to become successful. Maybe not "personal friends," but they become teammates at the highest level of that term.

The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.

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

What moves me is watching young men bond together and tap into the magic that arises when they focus with their whole heart and soul on something greater than themselves. Once you've experienced that, it's something you never forget.

When the mind is allowed to relax, inspiration often follows.

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

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.

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

You can't force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves

You go in the weight room and you lift weights and you do all these things to strengthen your body. This is strengthening your mind. When you can stay focused and you can use that focus to always come back with your breath to center yourself, so that you're kind of floating in the moment, in the spirit.

Your problems never cease, they just change.