Sacred Hoops : Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior
Phil Jackson

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Amazing book
Review written by: Andre Almeida From
Amazing book with a lot of great points that really brings the best out of the reader, Great for athletes and coaches...

Basketball and Buddhism
Review written by: TC: Transitional Clone From
A great read - rereading right after just finishing it. Raised as a buddhist but attending catholic school most of my life, I could easily relate to Jackson's upbrining, only in reverse. Also having grown up and watched the NBA during the 90's has made me appreciate what Phil has done for the game as well as the teams he has coached through out his career. I highly recommend this for anyone who is interested in a sports book that is more than just that.

17 Sentences You'll Like
Review written by: Sean J. Giorgianni From
If there were a Mount Rushmore of basketball coaches, Phil Jackson would have to be there (along with John Wooden, Dean Smith, and Wilbur Flatch). Phil Jackson is like tacos de tripa - either you like him or you don't; but unlike tacos made from the stomach of a cow, there's always something you can learn from him.

Here are 17 sentences from Sacred Hoops by Phil Jackson that I think I like:

1. "... success comes from being awake, aware, and in tune with others."
2. For the raindrop, joy is entering the river - Ghalib
3. "One day my mother wasn't home when I returned from school and I got so frightened the rapture had started without me that I ran all over town looking for her."
4. "Lesson one: Don't let anger ... cloud the mind."
5. Lesson two: Awareness is everything."
6. Our own life is the instrument with which we experiment with the truth. - Thich Nhat Hanh
7. "Arguing isn't where faith is. That just feeds the ego. It's all in the doing."
8. "Awareness is the seed of compassion."
9. "My brothers and I ... dug my father's grave ..."
10. One of the most important qualities of a leader is listening without judgement, or with what Buddhists call bare attention.
11. If we rage and resist, our angry, fearful minds have trouble quieting down sufficiently to allow us to act in the most beneficial way for ourselves and others.
12. One of the most important qualities of a leader is listening without judgement.
13. Vision is the source of leadership.
14. The acceptance of boundaries and limits is the gateway to freedom.
15. One instant is eternity.
16. If you have a clear mind and an open heart, you won't have to search for direction. Direction will come to you.
17. When I understand that this glass is already broken, every moment with it is precious. Impermanence is a fundamental fact of life.

An Inspirational Read
Review written by: T. Stewart From
Sacred Hoops is mainly about a coach's legacy and the struggles he's been through. Not only that, but all of the accomplishments he has been through mentally and physically. The main idea of Sacred Hoops is about Phil Jackson and the techniques and strategies he uses to be successful as a coach in the NBA. Phil Jackson always finds a different solution whenever a problem occurs whether it is a personal problem or a coach able issue.

This book is basically all about Phil Jackson's life and the struggles he's been through, and all the accomplishments he has achieved. I am very impressed with this book because I love the sport and it catches my attention. The reviews on amazon.com and King County Library System's [...] all have good reviews about the book. They all have positive feedbacks and positive descriptions of the book that they enjoy. This book isn't only for people who play sports, but for anyone interested in the potential of the human spirit. All of the reviews give this book a pure satisfaction and an excellent feedback.

Sacred Hoops is briefly over-generalization, for example, as Scottie Pippen moves the ball up court, he and two other players form a triangle on the right side of the court floor about fifteen feet apart from each other-Steve Kerr in the corner." This passage is over-generalization because it is portraying every little detail that they are doing. Also, "Here's a typical sequence: the point guard brings the ball up and passes it inside to one of the big men, who will either make a player move to the hoop or kick it out to somebody on the wing after drawing a double team." And lastly, "when we won the championship, and we were in the locker room, while champagne bottles were being lit left and right, it felt like it was pouring rain from the sky with thunderous cheering from everyone. This passage is showing over-generalization because the author is over exaggerating with this statement saying how loud his teammates are and how the champagne feels like rain.
It is also biased towards Michael Jordan, for example, "Jordan could do things with a ball nobody ever seen before: he seemed to defy gravity when he went up for a shot, hanging in for days-sometimes weeks." Clearly no body could be able to defy gravity and be able to hang in the air for weeks, not even days. The author portrays Jordan (the greatest player to play the game in history) to be invincible and unreal. To hang in the air when he shoots or jumps, the author conceives Jordan to be a mere illusion.

The author wrote Sacred Hoops with accuracy: Hugh Delehanty felt that this book would be influential to the readers from his thoughts on "[...], [...], and [...]." Sacred Hoops isn't the only sports book he has written, "The power of purpose", another type of Sacred Hoops and "Caring for your parents". The similar traits about all of his books Is that they are all non-fiction and they are inspirational to whoever reads it.

I've done research on his books, and almost all of his reviews on them are positive. Most of the reviews from people said that it has influenced them in many ways. Sacred Hoops has honestly inspired me as well, not only in a type of retro view of sports, but with the patience it shows. It helps me when it comes down to situations when stress or anger is involved. Sacred Hoops was definitely one of a kind of book. I'm my opinion, hands down the best book I've read.

Danny Shin, TJHS student

an amazing book
Review written by: Ana Antunez From
It wasnt a surprise for me that this book will be an amazing one!!
If you need leasson for the good lidership I recomended to you!!!!