445 Quotes by Phil Jackson

Leadership is not about forcing your will on others. It’s about mastering the art of letting go.

It’s more fun to be a pirate than to join the Navy. STEVE JOBS.

I’m not going to coach again. I’ve done my coaching, and I think I can put that aside.

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you’ll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game – and life – will take care of itself.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.

He practiced against Kobe all of last year, so obviously it was sweet revenge for him. We deserved that. We didn’t know who he was, we gave him up to Charlotte, we had no idea how good a player he was.

The road to freedom is a beautiful system.

For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That’s where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys.