Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.
Phil JacksonAn acrobatic dunk will make it onto Sports Center. A simple, unspectacular bounce pass in the rhythm of the offense will not. System basketball has been replaced by players who want to be the system.
Phil JacksonThe strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team
Phil JacksonI always tell the players, "We are in the business that's very much like a marathon race only we're gonna be doing it for 260-something days or so." And the race is something you get ready to do. There's gonna be some trial inside of there, but you put yourself through it because ultimately it brings a lot of meaning to your life, it gives a lot of energy to what you're doing.
Phil Jackson