I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.
Phil JacksonNo one plays this or any game perfectly. It's the guy who recovers from his mistakes who wins.
Phil JacksonI 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.
Phil JacksonMy philosophy is that you can'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 cannot teach competitiveness.
Phil Jackson