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NBA Hall of Famer Joe Dumars on managing eclectic personalities

ReThinking

CHAPTER

The Importance of Discipline

I remember it sort of stopped me in my tracks when Phil Jackson said, you're only successful in the moment you perform a successful act. I love that statement by Phil as well because you have to live in the moment. And quite frankly, Adam, there's nowhere to hide. There's 20,000 in the building and millions watching. If you're not in that moment, it can go left really fast. You mentioned discipline. As a leader on the court and off the court, you had some challenging personalities to deal with. Dare I say even some players who weren't always perfectly disciplined? One of the things I've always admired about you is you were a master at setting boundaries

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