or try to beat your own man individually, if you hit the open man, good things are going to happen in this game. "The offensive end, rather than force things. Jackson joins NPR's Steve Inskeep to talk about a 3-pointer he'll never forget, how to coach superstars while also cultivating team chemistry, and how he incorporated a lesson from a cellist on the court. ![]() Revealingly, the 11 rings of the title are the ones his teams won under his leadership Jackson doesn't include the two rings he won as a player for the New York Knicks. His report? "Story about a young man who's rich, famous, good-looking and has a lot of women - just like me."Ī focus on philosophy and fundamental skills pervades Jackson's new book, Eleven Rings, which was co-written with a man who once interviewed him for a Buddhist magazine. He joked that O'Neal should give him a book report - and then the star actually did. Jackson once gave O'Neal a copy of Siddhartha, a novel about a man's search for enlightenment. ![]() He introduced his teams to yoga and meditation, and regularly assigned his players books to read. Lakers - but also for his distinctive "zen" approach to basketball. Phil Jackson is famous not only for coaching stars - Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen with the Chicago Bulls, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal with the L.A. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Eleven Rings Subtitle The Soul of Success Author Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty
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