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The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

The strength of the team lies within the individual. And the strength of the individual lies within the team

Phil Jackson
Lying, Team, Individual

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 Jackson
Basketball, Team, Kids
Phil Jackson (2005). “The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul”, Penguin Group USA

Love is the force that ignites the spirit and binds teams together.

Phil Jackson
Basketball, Team, Love Is
"Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior: Spiritual Lessons as a Hardwood Warrior". Book by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty, 1995.

Remember, Team, surrender the me for the we.

Phil Jackson
Team, Remember, Surrender

My first act after being named head coach of the Bulls was to formulate a vision for the team. I had to take into account not only what I wanted to achieve, but how I was going to get there.

Phil Jackson
Motivational, Sports, Team

It takes a number of critical factors to win an NBA championship, including the right mix of talent, creativity, intelligence, toughness, and of course, luck. But if a team doesn’t have the most essential ingredient - love - none of those other factors matter.

Phil Jackson
Team, Creativity, Winning
Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.10, Penguin

Despite their tremendous talent, (NBA players) are still, by and large, young adults, seeking validation from an authority figure, and there is no greater authority figure on a team than the coach. Needless to say, in today's warped, self-indulgent climate, too many players couldn't care less about appeasing the coach.

Phil Jackson
Team, Player, Nba

Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the game. You can devise a foolproof defensive strategy and prepare your players for every possible eventuality. But if the players don’t have a sense of oneness as a group, your efforts won’t pay off. And the bond that unites a team can be so fragile, so elusive.

Phil Jackson
Basketball, Team, Player
Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty (2013). “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success”, p.84, Penguin

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.

Phil Jackson
Team, Winning, Thinking
Phil Jackson (2005). “The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul”, Penguin Group USA

Coaching is salesmanship. Coaching is winning players over and convincing them they have to play together. It takes a team conviction to play together to make things work.

Phil Jackson
Team, Winning, Player

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.

Phil Jackson
Religious, Team, Successful
Source: onlyagame.wbur.org

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.

Phil Jackson
Basketball, Football, Team
Phil Jackson (2005). “The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul”, Penguin Group USA

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