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“Every great team has a one-two punch,” Jackson said. “This is your team, Shaq. And Kobe, you’re gonna be our floor leader. You guys don’t like that, let me know now and I’ll trade you now. You’re gonna do what I say, and if you don’t, you’re out of here.”
Jeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
"the road to freedom is a beautiful system."
-Phil Jackson - the winningest coach in NBA history - on the importance of frameworks to guide decision-making
There's a great quote that Nick Saban said. He said that average players want to be left alone. Good players want to be coached, and great players want to be told the truth. Michael had a giant ego and a giant drive, but he would run up to the coach and tell me what I need to get better at.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy • Passion & Pain
John Wooden is a legend. The coach of UCLA’s
Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi • Practice Perfect
Years later he explained that he made the selection because 23 was close to half of 45, a number that his brother Larry had worn.