Head coach of the Chicago Bulls, PHIL JACKSON. Jackson played for eleven years with the New York Knicks, worked as a television color commentator, and coached minor-league for four years, before becoming the head coach of the Bulls who led them through three consecutive NBA championships with a unique coaching style. He pulled together a winning team of star players Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. In his book, "Sacred Hoops" (Hyperion) JACKSON shares the ways in which he seeks to transform the every-man-for-himself professional play of three of the world's best basketball players into selfless team play. (THIS INTERVIEW WILL EXTEND INTO THE SECOND
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