If you have a clear mind . . . you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you.
Phil JacksonI thrive on challenges, and there is no more imposing challenge for someone in my profession than winning an NBA title.
Phil JacksonI will have Derek Fisher wear all 5 of his rings the first time he comes in to talk to Carmelo.
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 JacksonThe 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.
Phil Jackson