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Sacred Hoops
The Sports Plus take
Phil Jackson on Zen, teamwork and the Bulls.
Phil Jackson first wrote this in 1995, as head coach of Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, and it lays out the ideas behind his teams: playing with a clear mind, staying calm in chaos, competing hard without anger, and putting the 'me' in service of the 'we.' He draws on Zen Buddhism and Lakota teachings as much as on basketball. This edition adds a new introduction from his Lakers years. Coaches in any sport will find something to use.
Shelf
How it reads
Moderate
Best for
- Basketball coaches
- Team captains and leaders
- Fans of the 1990s Bulls
About this book
- Author
- Phil Jackson with Hugh Delehanty
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Published
- October 17, 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN-10
- 1401308813
- ISBN-13
- 978-1401308810
Book description
With a new introduction, Phil Jackson's modern classic of motivation, teamwork, and Zen insight is updated for a new generation of readers.
"Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." - Phil Jackson
When Phil Jackson first wrote these words in Sacred Hoops, he was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, known for his Zen approach to the game. He hadn't yet moved to the Los Angeles Lakers, with whom he would bring his total to nine NBA titles. In this memoir, he reveals how he directs his players to act with a clear mind - not thinking, just doing; to respect the enemy and be aggressive without anger or violence; to live in the moment and stay calmly focused in the midst of chaos; to put the "me" in service of the "we" - all lessons applicable to any person's life, not just a professional basketball player's.
In his new introduction, Jackson explains how the concepts in Sacred Hoops are relevant to the issues facing his current team, and today's reader.
About the author
Phil Jackson was a two-time All-American at the University of North Dakota and played 11 seasons for the New York Knicks, winning titles in 1970 and 1973. As head coach he led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and the Los Angeles Lakers to five more. Hugh Delehanty is a former editor-in-chief of AARP publications who has written about sports and psychology for Sports Illustrated and other publications.
