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Title: Sacred Hoops : Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson ISBN: 0-7868-8200-X Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 07 November, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (44 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Mindful Book
Comment: When I began to read this book, my initial thought was that it was going to be about leading basketball players. However, my impression immediately changed as I continued to read the book. Phil Jackson describes his ideas and thoughts of mindfulness through his experience as an athlete, coach and son. Jackson discusses building relationships within a team and maintaining these relationship require selflessness and involving all members. His path is shaped and formed from his experiences with various with forms of spirituality, from his Presbyterian upbringing, interest in Eastern religion and Native American philosophy. Jackson's unconventional approach toward leadership is a combination of his spiritual insights and applying those insights on and off the court as well as his experience in the sport of basketball. I thought this book was enjoyable. I felt at times the basketball stories overpowered the thought provoking messages, but nonetheless a book that made you think about being mindful.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sacred Hoops was very refreshing and thought-provoking.
Comment: In lieu of the recent NBA lockout and the subsequent retirement of its premier star attraction, Michael Jordan, reading Sacred Hoops, brilliantly written by former Bulls' coach Phil Jackson, provides a very refreshing and thought-provoking look into the money-driven and often soulessness world of professional basketball. The book takes a wonderful look into the mind of Jackson, raised by Pentacostal parents in Montana, who later became enlightened by Zen and Native American principles during his playing career with the New York Knicks and early coaching stints in Albany, N.Y. and Puerto Rico. Jackson's higher wisdom of teamwork - his philosophy of preaching the expression of the power of mindfulness and compassion in action - became a paradigm for his success in guiding the Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1990s (the paperback edition chronicles through the 1995-96 season). The book also serves as an insightful memoir full of stories about Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc and Dennis Rodman. For devotees of Jordan, Sacred Hoops serves as a nice complement to other books written about him and shows how Jackson instilled in Jordan - and his teammates - the ability to act with a clear mind and stay calmly focused at all times; how he changed the Bulls into a team that served the "we" instead of "me". Sacred Hoops is an inspiring book - one which you won't want to put down.
Rating: 5
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: I could not put this book down. I read it in one sitting it was so amazing, then I reread it becuase I was afraid I missed something I read it so fast! This book not only talked about coaching but about life and philosphy. I though Coach Phil was just a talented Coach with many rings, but this books explains why he wins so much! It makes you feel like you know him and it's just an amazing read, I've recommended it to friends who don't like basketball and they loved it! I recommend to everyone!
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Title: More than a Game by Phil Jackson ISBN: 0743444116 Publisher: Atria Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Mindgames : Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey by Roland Lazenby ISBN: 0071382089 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 21 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players by Pat Riley ISBN: 0425141756 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Leading with the Heart : Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life by Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips ISBN: 0446676780 Publisher: Warner Business Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Values of the Game by Bill Bradley ISBN: 0767904494 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 04 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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