Blake

“One thing I’ve learned as a coach is that you can’t force your will on people. If you want them to act differently, you need to inspire them to change themselves.”
― Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“Bill Russell, the Boston Celtics great who won more championship rings as a player than anyone else (eleven), revealed in his memoir, Second Wind, that he sometimes secretly rooted for the opposing team during big games because if they were doing well, it meant he would have a more heightened experience.”
― Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. JOSEPH CAMPBELL”
― Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

“Management guru Stephen Covey tells this old Japanese tale about a samurai warrior and his three sons: The samurai wanted to teach his sons about the power of teamwork. So he gave each of them an arrow and asked them to break it. No problem. Each son did it easily. Then the samurai gave them a bundle of three arrows bound together and asked them to repeat the process. But none of them could. “That’s your lesson,” the samurai said. “If you three stick together, you will never be defeated.”
― Phil Jackson, Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success