"To inspire the players, I adapted a quote from Walt Whitman and taped it on their lockers before the first game of the playoffs, against the Miami Heat. 'Henceforth we seek not good fortune, we are ourselves good fortune'."
- Phil Jackson
Inspiration
"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball"
- Phil Jackson
Inspiration
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."
- Phil Jackson
Teamwork
"The strength of the team is in each individual member…the strength of each member is the team."
- Phil Jackson
Teamwork
"Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We."
- Phil Jackson
Teamwork
"Don’t stop when you’re tired. Stop when you’re done."
- Unknown
Perseverance
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
- Benjamin Franklin
Perseverance
"You just can’t beat the person who never gives up."
- Babe Ruth
Perseverance
"What I've learned from running is that the time to push hard is when you're hurting like crazy and you want to give up. … Success is often just around the corner."
- James Dyson
Perseverance
"Never give up because great things take time."
- Adrian Williams
Perseverance