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Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success

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by Phil Jackson


  move to Seattle SuperSonics, 143

  position on Bulls, 74–75, 76, 79, 84, 121

  Cavaliers, 59, 76, 304, 307

  Celtics. See Boston Celtics

  Chamberlain, Wilt, 38, 39, 235, 283

  Chandler, Tyson, 328

  Charlotte Hornets, 143, 146, 193

  Chelios, Chris, 176

  Chicago Bulls

  in 1989–90 season, 88–89, 212

  in 1990–91 season, 90–91, 96–100, 103–9

  in 1991–92 season, 110–11, 114–15, 116, 117, 118–19

  in 1992–93 season, 120–23, 125–27, 128–31

  in 1993–94 season, 134–35, 136–42, 143–44

  in 1994–95 season, 143–47, 150, 164

  in 1995–96 season, 5, 149–50, 153, 155, 158–60, 162–67

  in 1996–97 season, 169–70, 171–73, 177–82

  in 1997–98 season, 188–99

  bond between players, 84–85, 89–91, 93–100, 102–3, 114, 158, 159

  Collins and, 62–63, 71–72, 75–78

  Jackson as assistant coach of, 62, 63, 71–74, 76–77, 80–81, 83–84

  Jackson as head coach of, 73, 77–78, 81–83, 92–93

  mindfulness meditation and, 17, 99–100, 136–37, 156

  Pistons rivalry with, 63–64, 79, 88–89, 90, 106, 212

  triangle offense system and, 14–15, 68–69, 81–83, 158

  Chicago Sun-Times, 243

  Chicago Tribune, 107, 111, 193

  Chodron, Pema, 54, 200–201

  Christianity, 3–4, 12, 15, 16, 44–46, 47, 48, 54, 94–95, 269

  Christie, Doug, 258

  Cleamons, Jim, 87, 209, 218, 324

  Cleveland Cavaliers, 59, 76, 304, 307

  CNNMoney.com, 22–23

  coaching profession

  anger management and, 268–69

  control freaks and, 86

  as emotional roller coaster ride, 333

  players’ consciousness and, 86–87

  Collins, Doug, 62–63, 64, 65, 71–72, 75–78

  Collins, Jason, 260

  Colter, Steve, 75

  Coltrane, John, 67

  compassion, 18–20, 53–54

  “compassionate stick,” 21

  Cook, Brian, 281

  Cooke, Jack Kent, 311

  coping with loss, 332–33

  Corelli’s Mandolin, 242

  Corzine, Dave, 63

  Covey, Stephen, 20

  Cowens, Dave, 54, 55, 57

  Crazy Horse, 81, 86

  creativity and anger, 269

  Crittenton, Javaris, 296, 297

  Croshere, Austin, 226

  Dahl, Roald, 90

  Dallas Mavericks, 209, 327–32

  Daly, Chuck, 64, 186

  D’Antoni, Mike, 288–89

  Davis, Dale, 226

  Davis, Hubie, 142

  Davis, Miles, 67

  DeBusschere, Dave

  in 1969–70 season, 38

  in 1973–74 season, 57

  on achieving team goals, 184

  Knicks’ trade for, 34, 296

  position on Knicks, 26, 34, 55

  retirement of, 58

  Denver Nuggets, 166–67, 298, 306–7, 325

  depersonalized criticism, 70–71

  Detroit Pistons, 26, 34

  in 1987–88 season, 74

  in 1988–89 season, 77

  in 1989–90 season, 88–89, 90

  in 1990–91 season, 104, 107

  in 2003–04 season, 275–76

  Bulls’ rivalry with, 63–64, 79, 88–89, 90, 106, 212

  Divac, Vlade, 108, 221, 245, 257–258, 259

  Double Team, 170

  Drexler, Clyde, 118, 120

  Dudley, Jared, 138

  Dumars, Joe, 106

  Duncan, Tim, 203, 246, 256, 274

  Dunleavy, Mike, 266

  Durant, Kevin, 317, 318

  Durant, Will, 278

  Edwards, James, 160, 169

  ego, 5, 12–13, 110

  Ehlo, Craig, 76

  Eisley, Howard, 196

  Electra, Carmen, 176

  Elliott, Bob, 59

  Erving, Julius, 63, 136, 155–56

  ESPN the Magazine, 236, 238

  Esquinas, Richard, 128–29

  Ewing, Patrick, 75, 115, 140, 141

  Farmar, Jordan, 288, 293, 295, 322, 323

  Farther Reaches of Human Nature, The (Maslow), 123

  Fetveit, Ron, 49

  Finkel, Hank, 26

  Fischer-Wright, Halee, 7–8, 81

  Fisher, Anne, 22–23

  Fisher, Derek, 14

  daughter of, 294

  in 1999–2000 season, 5, 208, 217

  in 2000–01 season, 242–43, 245, 246, 247, 248

  in 2001–02 season, 260

  in 2003–04 season, 273–74, 275, 294

  in 2007–08 season, 292, 293–96, 297, 301

  in 2008–09 season, 6, 7, 303, 305, 306, 307

  in 2009–10 season, 319, 320, 321

  in 2010–11 season, 324, 326, 328, 331, 334

  as free agent, 6, 278, 294

  Kobe’s bond with, 7, 271

  on Lakers, 276

  as selfless player, 8, 294

  “fist chest,” 228

  Fitch, Bill

  coaching style of, 12, 27, 123

  recruitment of Jackson, 27, 47–48

  triangle system and, 25

  Fitzsimmons, Cotton, 277

  flex system, 68

  Foster, Greg, 232

  Fox, Rick

  in 1999–2000 season, 5, 208–9, 210, 217, 224–25, 228

  in 2000–01 season, 232, 233–34, 245, 247, 248

  in 2001–02 season, 249, 251, 260

  in 2002–03 season, 262

  in 2003–04 season, 276

  background of, 249

  on Bird-McHale feud, 239

  on Jackson’s approach to coaching, 213–14

  on Kobe, 219, 233–34

  retirement of, 278

  on Shaq-Kobe feud, 236, 239

  on winning NBA championship, 231

  Frazier, Walt, 34, 59

  in 1969–70 season, 39

  in 1974–75 season, 58

  full-court defense and, 30

  leadership role in Knicks, 26

  Monroe and, 55

  Funderburke, Lawrence, 259

  Gandhi, 248

  Garcia, Jerry, 44

  Garnett, Kevin, 6, 171, 290, 299, 300

  Gasol, Mark, 296

  Gasol, Pau, 296

  in 2007–08 season, 299, 300

  in 2008–09 season, 305, 306–7

  in 2009–10 season, 317, 318, 319, 321

  in 2010–11 season, 328, 329, 330–31, 334

  as “soft,” 301, 321

  as team player, 8, 297

  George, Devean, 253, 254, 273

  George III, 45

  Gianelli, John, 57

  Gilliam, Armen, 104, 105, 106

  Golden State Warriors, 7, 65, 191, 266

  Goldsmith, Joel S., 49

  Grant, Brian, 225, 278

  Grant, Horace

  in 1990–91 season, 104, 105–6

  in 1991–92 season, 116, 119

  in 1992–93 season, 129, 130, 131

  in 1993–94 season, 139

  in 1994–95 season, 146, 147

  in 1995–96 season, 164

  in 2000–01 season, 232, 242

  development as first-rate defender, 79, 80

  Jordan and, 82, 110–11

  move from Bul
ls to Orlando, 143, 144

  move from Lakers to Magic, 250

  Pippen and, 104

  as rookie with Bulls, 63, 76

  Gray, Jim, 267

  Green, A. C., 208, 221, 228, 232

  group experience, building, 4–5

  Grover, Tim, 96, 132, 158

  Hagen, Steve, 51

  Halberstam, David, 118

  Haley, Jack, 169, 172

  Hamblen, Frank, 209, 279

  Hanh, Thich Nhat, 53, 137

  Hannum, Alex, 14

  Hansen, Bobby, 118, 119

  Hanta Yo (Hill), 80

  Hardaway, Anfernee, 146, 147

  Hardaway, Penny, 164, 239

  Hardaway, Tim, 177, 178

  Harper, Ron, 144, 209

  in 1995–96 season, 150–51, 158, 160, 163, 165, 166

  in 1996–97 season, 170, 178

  in 1997–98 season, 189, 194, 196, 197, 199

  in 1999–00 season, 214, 217, 218, 223, 224–26, 228

  in 2000–01 season, 232, 242, 243

  retirement of, 250

  Harris, Del, 209, 236

  Harter, Dick, 115, 226

  Havlicek, John, 55, 57

  Hawkins, Hersey, 166

  Hayes, Chuck, 305

  Haywood, Brendan, 328

  Haywood, Spencer, 58

  Hearn, Chick, 332

  Heat. See Miami Heat

  Heider, John, 121

  Heisler, Mark, 83, 207, 273

  Hendrix, Jimi, 66

  Hesse, Hermann, 241

  heyoka, 172

  hierarchy of needs theory, 123

  Hill, Ruth Beebe, 80

  Hollins, Hue, 142, 195

  Holzman, Red, 36–37, 261

  coaching style of, 13, 27, 29–33, 37–38, 56, 57–58, 72

  media and, 32, 33, 39

  recruitment of Jackson, 25, 28

  retirement of, 59

  transformation of Knicks, 54–55

  Hornacek, Jeff, 179, 181

  Hornets. See Charlotte Hornets; New Orleans Hornets

  Hornsby, Bruce, 206

  Horry, Robert, 203

  in 1999–2000 season, 5, 208, 215, 221, 223

  in 2000–01 season, 239, 248

  in 2001–02 season, 258, 260

  in 2003–04 season, 274

  on Lakers-Jazz 1998 game, 209

  transfer to Spurs, 262

  Hosket, Bill, 36

  Houston Rockets

  in 2007–08 season, 292

  in 2008–09 season, 9, 305

  fight between Lakers and, 116

  Tex Winter and, 14

  Howard, Dwight, 307

  Hudson, Lou, 33

  humanistic psychology, 91–92, 123–24

  Iba, Hank, 65, 71

  Ilunga-Mbenga, Didier, 323

  Imhoff, Darrall, 26

  Indiana Pacers, 193–95, 226–28, 275

  Infinite Way, 49

  Irish, Ned, 29

  Iverson, Allen, 247, 248, 252

  Jackson, Ben, 50, 73, 202, 205, 329

  Jackson, Brooke, 50, 206, 229, 264, 265, 329

  Jackson, Charles (Phil’s brother), 48

  Jackson, Charles (Phil’s father), 11, 44–46, 61, 94–95, 114

  Jackson, Charley, 50, 202, 329

  Jackson, Chelsea, 50, 205, 206, 329, 333

  Jackson, Elizabeth (Phil’s daughter), 42

  Jackson, Elisabeth (Phil’s mother), 1–2, 11, 44–46, 48, 50, 94

  Jackson, Joan, 45, 46, 76, 95

  Jackson, Joe, 41–42, 46, 48, 50–51, 102

  Jackson, June, 50, 191, 200, 203, 205

  Jackson, Mark, 194, 226, 228

  Jackson, Phil

  in 1973–74 season, 57–58

  as Albany Patroons’ head coach, 64–65

  Auerbach on, 261

  back injury of, 19, 36, 40

  as Bulls’ assistant coach, 62, 63, 71–74, 76–77, 80–81, 83–84

  as Bulls’ head coach, 73, 77–78, 81–83, 92–93

  championship rings and, 2, 40, 57, 109

  childhood of, 15–16, 43–44, 46, 114

  college nicknames of, 27, 30

  Collins and, 76

  competitiveness of, 23

  emergency angioplasty required by, 262

  end of career as player, 60–61

  fine for criticism of refs, 194

  as first team All-American, 27–28

  Fox on coaching style of, 213–14

  in graduate school in psychology, 91, 124

  during high school, 46–47

  hip replacement surgery of, 287–88

  Holzman and, 25, 28, 36–37

  Jeanie Buss and, 207–8

  Jordan’s relationship with, 97, 122, 133, 316

  journey of self-discovery, 41–44, 48–51, 52–54

  as Knicks’ player, 28, 29–31, 55, 105, 115

  Kobe’s relationship with, 171, 243, 268, 277, 279, 291, 316–17

  Krause’s relationship with, 112–13, 114, 184–86, 187

  as Lakers’ head coach, 202, 203–4, 322

  The Last Season, 277

  as “luckiest coach in world,” 102

  marriages of, 41, 42, 50

  media and, 115–17

  motivation of, 2

  motorcycle trip in 1972, 41–42

  move to California, 206

  move to Woodstock, 200, 203

  negotiations with Buss, 271, 280, 322–23

  Nets and, 59, 60, 61

  prostate cancer diagnosis, 326–27

  in Puerto Rico, 62, 222

  recovery from back injury, 36–37, 40, 41–42

  relationship with children, 229

  Riley’s rivalry with, 177–78

  Sacred Hoops, 204

  style of showing appreciation, 94

  Take It All!, 36

  at University of North Dakota, 48

  See also Chicago Bulls; L.A. Lakers; New York Knicks

  Jackson, Samuel L., 164

  James, LeBron, 324

  James, William, 49

  Jazz. See Utah Jazz

  jazz music, 66–67

  Jobs, Steve, 149

  Johnson, Kevin, 129, 130

  Johnson, Magic, 98, 150, 204, 214

  in 1990–91 season, 108, 109

  Bird’s rivalry with, 5, 64

  on Celtics, 311–12

  on Lakers’ 2009–10 championship, 321

  leadership of, 108

  magnetic personality of, 83

  as part of Dream Team, 120

  Jones, Ricki Lee, 11

  Jordan, James, 129, 132

  Jordan, Michael, 5, 88, 233

  in 1988–89 season, 79–80, 218

  in 1990–91 season, 96–97, 98–99, 104, 107, 108, 109

  in 1991–92 season, 116, 117, 118–19

  in 1992–93 season, 122, 129, 130, 131

  in 1994–95 season, 147

  in 1995–96 season, 5, 149, 154–57, 159, 160, 163–64, 166–67

  in 1996–97 season, 170–72, 173, 178–79, 180–81, 182–83

  in 1997–98 season, 186, 187–88, 190, 191, 192–96, 197–99

  on Bulls’ second championship run, 157–58

  on Cartwright, 84

  coachability of, 72–73

  Collins and, 72, 76

  departure from Bulls in 1999, 200

  differences between Kobe and, 283–86

  father of, 129, 132, 166

  Fox on competitive drive of, 234

  gambling and, 128–29, 176

  importance of scoring title to,
82, 97, 98

  on Jackson’s patience, 21

  Jackson’s relationship with, 97, 122, 133, 316

  Kerr and, 19, 155, 157

  on Kobe, 284

  Kobe’s obsession with, 216

  Krause and, 89, 113, 187

  leadership role in Bulls, 154, 156–57, 286

  minor-league baseball and, 132–34, 136, 156, 157

  as part of Dream Team, 120

  perfectionism of, 83, 96

  Pistons and, 64, 106

  reaction to Cartwright as a teammate, 74–75

  return to Bulls, 19–20, 145–46

  Rodman and, 151, 153

  salary of, 169, 186

  teammates as envious of, 110–11

  on team’s collective “think power,” 13

  triangle offense system and, 81–83

  Jordan Rules, The (Smith), 111, 114, 143

  Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 269

  Junger, Sebastian, 4

  Kabat-Zinn, Jon, 136, 137

  Kalinsky, George, 36

  Kaye, Elizabeth, 242

  Kazantzakis, Nikos, 48

  keisaku, 21

  Keitel, Harvey, 164

  Kemp, Shawn, 143, 165

  Kerr, Steve, 135

  in 1993–94 season, 139, 141

  in 1995–96 season, 160, 173

  in 1996–97 season, 182–83

  in 1997–98 season, 188, 192, 194–95, 196–99

  on Bulls’ team practices, 127

  Jordan and, 19, 74, 122, 155, 157

  on Pippen, 74, 122

  Khan, Pir Vilayat Inayat, 50

  Kidd, Jason, 260, 328

  Kierkegaard, Søren, 168

  Kim, W. Chan, 100, 161

  King, Bernard, 60

  King, John, 7–8, 81

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 211

  King, Rodney, 127

  King, Stacey, 95

  Kings. See Sacramento Kings

  Kipling, Rudyard, 91

  Knicks. See New York Knicks

  Knight, Bobby, 17

  Knute Rockne theory of mental training, 99

  Komives, Howard, 29, 34

  Koncak, Jon, 164

  Krause, Jerry, 2–3, 28, 62, 63

  Bach’s relationship with, 112, 143

  Collins and, 75, 76, 77

  decision to rebuild Bulls after 1997–98 season, 200

  Jackson’s relationship with, 112–13, 114, 184–86, 187

  loss of Bulls’ executive position in 1976, 111–12

  Myers and, 135

  Pippen and, 113, 143–44, 187, 188–89

  reaction to Smith’s book, 111, 112, 114

  relationship with Bulls’ players, 113, 120, 143–44, 183, 187, 188, 237

  Rodman and, 151, 152, 153

  tirade after Bulls loss to Pistons, 89

  trade for Cartwright, 74

  Winter and, 68, 209

  Kukoc, Toni

  in 1993–94 season, 140

  in 1995–96 season, 160

  in 1996–97 season, 177, 178, 181, 182

 

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