The book titled Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty is about a coach by the name of Phil Jackson who coached the Chicago Bulls and was able to guide them to win six championships. He uses Zen principles and ideals of the Lakota Sioux warrior‚ to educate his players how to communicate better with one another and most importantly work as a team to accomplish their goals. Jackson coaching is formed around Zen principles. Zen principles make your aware of your thoughts. He practices meditation
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Christopher Skinner English 112 Professor Gearing 6/12/13 Phil Jackson Phillip Douglas Jackson was born on September 17‚ 1945 in Deer Lodge‚ Montana. Jackson was known as the best NBA head coach of all time‚ leading the Chicago Bulls to six titles and the Los Angeles Lakers to three. Before Phil became known as a victorious head coach‚ he was an ordinary athlete. Phil Jackson played basketball‚ football‚ and baseball in high school and was recruited to North Dakota University to play basketball
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Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese‚ 1980) is not a movie about boxing‚ instead the boxing underscores the true meaning of the film‚ Jake LaMotta’s‚ Robert De Niro‚ inner demons and deep feelings of inadequacy. True to the message‚ the openings scene does not take the typical route of most sports movies‚ showing a scene where the main character‚ or team‚ is preparing for their first match of the film interlaced with shots of people in a stadium‚ even though it appears at first to do be doing so. Raging
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as the sun rises. He attended North Carolina in college and in his freshman year he knocked down the game winning shot at the National Championship game. After that shot‚ his life was never the same. In 1984‚ Michael was drafted third by the Chicago Bulls. He was supposed to be drafted second by Portland but they chose Sam Bowie instead. He signed a shoe contract with Nike shortly after the draft day. Today‚ Michael Jordan’s shoes are the most sought after sneakers in the market because many admires
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jump shot as a freshman which caused them to win the game. Michael Jordan was then named the ACC freshman of the year after he averaged 13.4 points per game. After his junior year‚ he was the third over all draft pick in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Jordan burst into the big game with a terrific first season‚ earning the NBA Rookie of the Year and MVP for winning the championship for the first time. Kobe Bryant had a very successful high school basketball career. He was recognized as the
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people to be sure. You just never know. On a serious note‚ the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry have been on a tear all season‚ threatening to erase the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls record of 72 wins and 10 losses in a NBA regular
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ending on December 12‚ 2015. The Milwaukee Bucks ended one of the most remarkable winning streaks in NBA history. Golden State started the season off 24-0 prior to the loss. As of now‚ they are still in great shape to compete with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls 72-10 regular season record. It was quite nonsensical for anyone to think that the Warriors could run the table. Although‚ when they lost the
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Michael Jordan was a very confident and hard working athlete. He played 15 seasons in the NBA and in his rookie season he was able to average 28.2 points per game which lead earned him the 1985 Rookie of the Year award. Michael had a successful career in the NBA because he worked hard and was confident that he could accomplish his goals. Surely Michael Jordan needed to work hard to accomplish goals he has set for himself. In 1998 Michael earned 5 awards including an NBA championship. Michael then
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coach doubted him as a strong player. His skills increased so much that North Carolina even offered him a scholarship to play on their team. Eventually his playing at the University of North Carolina led him to be the number three draft pick by the Chicago
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the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons. f College Player of the Year awards in 1984‚ Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick‚ III Professional career a During his first season in the NBA‚ Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting. He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas‚[and appeared
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