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Phil Jackson is an American former professional basketball coach who employed holistic practices such as mindfulness and meditation in building winning teams and encouraging selflessness and collaboration among his players. Jackson, who also played professional basketball before coaching, is the most successful coach in NBA history, guiding his teams to eleven championships.

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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.

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Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson (introduction)
2024
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Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson | Meditation

Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson were able to tap into mindfulness in order to help the Black Mamba reach flow state and help the Lakers win multiple championships. With meditation, you can lose the egos of the individuals of the team in order to attain a collective success and selflessness.

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Phil Jackson
2017
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The Soul of Teamwork

Find out what does this remarkable head coach has to say in this interview about the heightened group consciousness that can awaken when teams come together beyond the divisive forces of the ego.

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Ross Robertson
2013
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Phil Jackson Recalls the Time He Spent with John Wooden

Phil Jackson reveals how he would change college basketball and recalls time he spent with the late John Wooden.

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John Wooden
2013
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Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior

“Not only is there more to life than basketball, there’s a lot more to basketball than basketball.” —Phil Jackson Eleven years ago, when Phil Jackson first wrote these words in Sacred Hoops, he was the triumphant head coach of the Chicago Bulls, known for his Zen approach to the game.

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Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty
2024
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Zen and the Art of Winning: Phil Jackson’s Team Leadership

Phil Jackson’s Zen leadership style was wildly successful on the court. It provides no shortage of food for thought when it comes to work and real life too.

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Christopher Sirk
2020
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Phil Jackson on Integrating Mindfulness Practice with the Chicago Bulls Team

This Video is from the Global Mindfulness Summit brought to you by Wisdom 2.0. Our mission is to apply ancient wisdom in the modern world.

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Phil Jackson
2020
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Eleven Rings

During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values.

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Phil Jackson, Hugh Delehanty
2024
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Williams: Phil Jackson Demonstrates Lakota Measure of Greatness

Jackson is not only the greatest NBA coach ever, he is Swift Eagle: an honorable and generous man whom all of the world can look up to.

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Richard B. Williams
2018
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How NBA Coach Phil Jackson Taught His Teams Mindfulness | SuperSoul Sunday | Oprah Winfrey Network

When Phil Jackson began coaching the Chicago Bulls—and later the Los Angeles Lakers—he says he used the Zen philosophy of mindfulness to help build both teams.

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Phil Jackson
2013
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