Surprising pick of Phil Jackson’s for his top athlete!
It is sure that Phil Jackson had plenty to say during a speech to the University of North Dakota as part of the convocation in which he received an honorary degree. Of the course of an hour, P-Jax criticized his school’s nickname, told funny stories about Shaq swimming, and picked Dennis Rodman as the greatest athlete he ever coached. From the OC Register: Rodman could probably play a 48-minute game and play the 48th minute stronger than the first minute of the game. As Jackson told the crowd at UND, that Rodman was that terrific an athlete.
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