The Gospel According to Phil: The Words and Wisdom of Chicago Bulls Coach Phil Jackson FROM THE PUBLISHER
He's coached the Chicago Bulls to four NBA Championships, chalked up more than 400 victories in just seven seasons and led his team to the best regular season record in league history while being named the NBA's 1996 Coach of the Year. Still, the spiritual hoop leader known as Phil Jackson operates in the shadow of his superstar students. But that doesn't mean he has little to say.
In fact, the man who's infused his practice of Zen Buddhism into an unparalleled coaching philosophy of supreme one-ness is not shy about transmitting his brain waves to the masses. In this compilation of inimitable quotes, the coach shares some of his motivational techniques, reflects on his climb to the top, confesses his awe of Michael Jordan and ponders his plans for the future. He also explains how his Puritan background and well-publicized hippie stage helped prepare him for the likes of Dennis Rodman.
While he may be a basketball savant mining the world for deeper meaning, the man in the shadows has brought the Age of Enlightenment to the Chicago Bulls.