Following the disappointing end to the 1995 playoffs, Phil Jackson, with an assist from Hugh Delehanty, put pen to paper to chronicle his journey from a devout Christian child in Montana to a practicing Zen-Buddhist coaching the most successful team in the NBA, with a few stops and pratfalls along the way.

Jackson chronicles the lessons he has learned over the years, and how he had applied them in leading the Bulls to 3 straight championships.  Those lessons extend beyond basketball, and Jackson shows how applying them to his life has led him to both professional and personal highs.

The best part of reading this book now, some 17 years after its initial publication, is revisiting a prolific time in Chicago sports.  Hearing new tales about the heroes of my youth: how Michael Jordan decided to put team success ahead of his personal agenda, how Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant grew up together to finally become champions, how Bill Cartwright’s locker room leadership helped steady what could have been a sinking ship, and more.