Los Angeles Lakers coach, Phil Jackson

Fresh Air

Published June 14, 2002 at 12:00 AM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers coach, Phil Jackson. Jackson has already won nine NBA championship rings; He led the Lakers to the championship last year, and he also won six with the Chicago Bulls. He has coached NBA greats Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant. Jackson's latest book is More than a Game, written with Charley Rosen (Seven Stories Press). This interview first aired June 12, 2001.

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