Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success (37 page)

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

in 1997–98 season, 190, 193, 195, 197, 198

Bulls’ recruitment of, 113, 135

unpredictability of, 139–40

Kupchak, Mitch

Fisher and, 294

Gasol and, 296

informing Jackson of Kobe’s arrest, 263

negotiations with Artest, 312

negotiations with Kobe, 291

on renewal of Jackson’s contract, 276–77, 325–26

Shaq and, 235, 267

on trading Kobe, 270

Kupferberg, Tuli, 184

Kwong, Jakusho, 333

L.A. Clippers, 265–66

L.A. Lakers

in 1969–70 season, 25–26, 38–40, 311

in 1990–91 season, 108–9

in 1997–98 season, 190

in 1998–99 season, 203–4, 209

in 1999–2000 season, 5, 207–12, 214–15, 217–29

in 2000–01 season, 232, 233, 236–37, 238–40, 241–44, 245–48

in 2001–02 season, 205, 251, 252, 254, 255–61

in 2002–03 season, 262

in 2003–04 season, 262–63, 265–66, 267–68, 272–76

in 2004–05 season, 278, 279–80

in 2005–06 season, 280–84, 286

in 2006–07 season, 288–89

in 2007–08 season, 5–6, 292–93, 294–300, 310

in 2008–09 season, 3, 5, 6–7, 304, 309

in 2009–10 season, 310, 312, 315–16, 317–21

in 2010–11 season, 323–25, 326, 327–32, 334

celebrity culture and, 17, 212

Celtics’ rivalry with, 310–12

feud between Kobe and Shaq, 236, 237, 239–40, 266–67

fight between Rockets and, 116

Jackson as head coach of, 202, 203–4, 209, 322

mindfulness meditation and, 17, 210–11

shift in attitude of, 5, 8–9, 204, 211–12

triangle offense system and, 14–15, 207, 208, 209–10, 215, 217

Lacy, Steve, 67

Laimbeer, Bill, 64, 88, 107

Laine, Vanessa.
See
Bryant, Vanessa

Lakota culture, 80, 85–86, 212

Lama Foundation, 50

Lao-tzu, 18–19, 24, 25, 121, 238

LaRusso, Rudy, 26

Last Season, The
(Jackson), 277, 279

Last Temptation of Christ, The
(Kazantzakis), 48

Lazenby, Roland, 130, 311

leadership styles, 11–24

of Bach, 64, 65–66

benching the ego, 12–13

compassion, 18–20

focus on journey rather than the goal, 23–24

focus on surrendering self-interest for greater good, 20–21

of Holzman, 26–27, 29–33, 37–38

leading from the inside out, 11–12

letting players discover their own destinies, 13–14

of Loughery, 59–60

mindfulness meditation, 17–18

“Parables of Leadership,” 100, 161–62

triangle offense system and, 14–15

turning the mundane into the sacred, 15–17

waking up player and raising level of consciousness, 21–22

when in doubt, do nothing, 22–23

of Winter, 64, 68, 70–71

Zen Buddhism and, 52–54

Lee, Courtney, 307

Lenard, Voshon, 1778

Levingston, Cliff, 93–94

Lewis, Rashard, 307

Ligmanowski, Johnny, 155

Lincicome, Bernie, 193

Linden, George W., 80

Lindsay, John, 28

Liu Bang, 161–62

Logan, Dave, 7–8, 81

Lombardi, Vince, 16

Longley, Luc

in 1995–96 season, 160, 165

in 1996–97 season, 170, 171, 173, 177, 179

in 1997–98 season, 188, 190, 196, 197

Los Angeles Times,
83, 207, 227, 245, 273, 288, 289, 304, 321

Loughery, Kevin, 59–60

Lucas, Jerry, 54, 55, 57, 58, 184, 216

MacDonald, George, 249

Madonna, 152, 153

Mahorn, Rick, 64, 104, 106, 107

Malone, Karl

in 1996–97 season, 179, 180, 181

in 1997–98 season, 196, 198, 199

in 2003–04 season, 262–63, 273, 275, 276

retirement of, 278

Manley, Dwight, 152

Markham, Edwin, 87

Márquez, Gabriel García, 120

Martin, Kenyon, 260, 306

Maslow, Abraham, 123, 125

Mason, Anthony, 115

Mauborgne, Renée A., 100, 161

May, Donnie, 36

McGinnis, George, 116

McAdoo, Bob, 58

McCallum, Jack, 288

McDaniel, Xavier, 115, 117

McGrady, Tracy, 305

McGuire, Al, 123

McGuire, Dick (“Mumbles”), 29, 77, 94

McHale, Kevin, 239

McKie, Aaron, 283, 288, 296

McPhee, John, 100

meditation

anger and, 269

in basketball practices, 16–17

compassion and, 54

Infinite Way and, 49

mindfulness.
See
mindfulness meditation

Suzuki’s instructions on, 51–52

zazen,
51

Meminger, Dean “the Dream,” 55, 56, 57, 58

Mercury, Freddie, 66

Metta World Peace.
See
Artest, Ron

Miami Heat

in 1993–94 season, 134–35

in 1996–97 season, 171, 177–78

in 2010–11 season, 324

trade for Shaq, 276–77

Mike Her Many Horses, 80

Miller, Reggie

in 1997–98 season, 193, 194, 195

in 1999–00 season, 226, 228

in 2001–02 season, 255

Milwaukee Bucks, 58

mind and complex problems, 22–23

mindfulness meditation, 17–18

Bulls’ use of, 99–100, 136–37, 156

Lakers’ use of, 17, 210–11

Ming, Yao, 9, 305

Minneapolis Lakers, 131

Minnesota Muskies, 28

Minnesota Timberwolves, 171, 275

Mitchell, Stephen, 18–19, 238