Summary

In his novel “Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success” Phil Jackson writes about the road he has traveled to coach two different National Basketball Association (NBA) teams to win a total of eleven championship rings. In his work, he describes the processes he used to help his players grow and mature into team members who could make magic on the basketball court. Jackson additionally writes about his early years in basketball as well as the impact of growing up in a strict religious family on his spirituality. In his autobiographical book, Jackson details his struggle to come to terms with his own spiritual beliefs as well as the importance of his spirituality on his basketball career.

In his chapter “The Circle of Love,” Jackson begins his book by describing a victory celebration for the transformation made by...