445 Quotes by Phil Jackson

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

It came to a point where there was that curiosity factor: Was he going to hit 80? I'm sure it went through his head.

Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.

I think it's a matter of trust, a matter of rebuilding the trust that we had, ... And yes, I have talked to Kobe; he actually called me this morning to congratulate me on the job. And I felt confident that he's confident that we can go forward.

You can't read my man's mind, ... It's cool. It was a good way to finish the game.

I think the only thing it did was take our mind off the game.

The home team won - everyone can go home happy.

It is good to be back in the playoffs again. That's an important step for this club because of the number of young players we have that haven't been in the playoffs.

The idea when we came here was we weren't going to let this game get by us.