The big thing about coaching is, however you are, that's how you've got to do it. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I think the bottom line, even though there are some bumps and bruises here and there, is Kobe will lead you to… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
The only thing we can ask players is to play as hard as they can. Whether you're happy or not doesn't really… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
When you're desperate, it's good on defense because your hair should be on fire, but it's bad on offense. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
You talk about winning championships, well championships are won by 12 guys, the organization, being in the right spot at the right time. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
To take a team to win a championship, there's so many things that have to happen. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Swagger's big. We have to have confidence to go ahead and play our game in who we are and not get away… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
If the best that we have is an iso, or if my personnel on my team dictates that that is really good,… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I think we'll get to the point where every 5 can shoot threes. I think we'll get to the point where a… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
When you open up the court, now the point guards can see, they can score, and they're not afraid to take shots.… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Some of the hard part of coaching is to be able to drag people over to the next side. People are comfortable… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Every coach in the league does an unbelievable job, and they're prepared and think you're going to outcoach people, or you think… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Some players need it and some don't. Some have a little too much confidence. But bench players, guys in secondary roles, just… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
You know what's fun about basketball? It keeps evolving, and it keeps changing a little bit. And the older guys want to… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
It was reported that I said I wouldn't, shouldn't have gone to New York. No. I said I shouldn't have left Steve… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I think the thing is you always play with what you have in high school. It was always very fastbreaky-type basketball. And… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
When it came to basketball, I was a fanatic. I started to focus solely on basketball the summer before my freshman year… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
That's the challenge you take as a player, coach, whatever... executive... that you're gonna have to perform at a high level, whether… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Players, if you give them the freedom, then they will do remarkable things. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I know every coach is trying to do the best for his team and trying to win. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I think coaching Steve Nash is easy no matter if it's a good or bad start. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
I can't just say I wanna take a Hall of Fame point guard and make him into something else. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
Every coach in the league does an unbelievable job, and they're prepared and think you're going to outcoach people, or you think that you're… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
I can't just say I wanna take a Hall of Fame point guard and make him into something else. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
Nash was a purist. Steve's a Hall of Fame point guard. He was unbelievably good. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
You know what's fun about basketball? It keeps evolving, and it keeps changing a little bit. And the older guys want to try to… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
I was a much better player in Europe than I was in the N.B.A., and lot of that had to do with feeling comfortable… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
Some players need it and some don't. Some have a little too much confidence. But bench players, guys in secondary roles, just need a… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
She really taught me a lot about how to believe in myself without being cocky. That's a tough thing to do sometimes. But my… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
We believe in public education. We think it's important in our country to have it and for us to support it. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
Some of the best times are training camp and getting your ideas in how you'd like them. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
The more energy you bring to the game, the more you're going to get the ball. That's always been the case, and if you… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
The big thing about coaching is, however you are, that's how you've got to do it. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share
