You have to play offense and defense without thinking, and react like you know what to do, but if you're thinking of where to be and 1,000 other things you can lose focus. You're trying to play hard, but you're overthinking. — 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 in high school. I worked on my shooting in the driveway, drawing up charts where I recorded each… — 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 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
Nash was a purist. Steve's a Hall of Fame point guard. He was unbelievably good. — 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 try to… — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Some of the best times are training camp and getting your ideas in how you'd like them. — Mike D'Antoni Copy Share Image
