445 Quotes by Phil Jackson

Poor decisions and free throw shooting haunted us. I was disappointed in our ball control.

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

I was surprised. I can hear the cheers too, but there were some boos. I think it was kind of retribution for what happened in Miami over Christmas. I think the Miami fans were so vocal over Kobe.

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.

Basketball is a sport that involves the subtle interweaving of players at full speed to the point where they are thinking and moving as one.

I didn't want to create an impediment in that situation. I wanted him to be productive. But it didn't seem to be working in that direction. I think more attention was better than less.

Make your work your play and your play your work.

I didn't get any satisfaction from their reasoning.

I don't feel like we missed an opportunity. We'll have better opportunities as we go along. We're figuring out how to play against them.