MJ and Phil Jackson on Mindfulness and Visualization

“Something we talked about a lot as a team was how to be in the moment. Being able to visualize what might happen in those times. Michael so embraced this, I think that was the beauty of his game – he had all these abilities to adjust, not force his own predetermined idea but allow those things to come together for his game.”
– Phil Jackson on Michael Jordan’s mindfulness

“(With visualization), things tend to slow down. As I go into situations that people don’t know the outcome, I’ve already experienced them in my mind. Just playing tricks with myself, so it didn’t seem new to me. I wasn’t afraid to fail. Once I began to understand, I became a master of the game of basketball.”
– Michael Jordan