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Football Quotes by Mike D'Antoni

52 Football quotes by Mike D'Antoni

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D'Antoni notes that basketball constantly changes, and older coaches sometimes resist new ideas. He stresses that a player’s energy and confidence often decide who gets the ball. He also points out that coaches must adapt their style, because league labels for players can be wrong.

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Every coach should be under scrutiny.

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It's a tough league.

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Teams win championships.

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Every coach is paranoid.

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Basketball has changed, and the way the game is played has changed.

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I don't care who guards him. He's still going to be Anthony Davis.

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You coach long enough, you're gonna get fired.

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Players have to do what they think is best for them.

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I know who I am: the Forrest Gump of basketball.

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Having Steve Nash running your team makes you a lot smarter.

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I was blessed to have a lot of good point guards throughout.

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I will always be in basketball some way or another.

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To take a team to win a championship, there's so many things that have to happen.

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Swagger's big. We have to have confidence to go ahead and play our game in who we are and not get away…

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I can't just say I wanna take a Hall of Fame point guard and make him into something else.

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If the best that we have is an iso, or if my personnel on my team dictates that that is really good,…

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I think the bottom line, even though there are some bumps and bruises here and there, is Kobe will lead you to…

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The only thing we can ask players is to play as hard as they can. Whether you're happy or not doesn't really…

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The big thing about coaching is, however you are, that's how you've got to do it.

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When you're desperate, it's good on defense because your hair should be on fire, but it's bad on offense.

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Every coach in the league does an unbelievable job, and they're prepared and think you're going to outcoach people, or you think…

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Some players need it and some don't. Some have a little too much confidence. But bench players, guys in secondary roles, just…

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Some of the hard part of coaching is to be able to drag people over to the next side. People are comfortable…

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You know what's fun about basketball? It keeps evolving, and it keeps changing a little bit. And the older guys want to…

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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…

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I think we'll get to the point where every 5 can shoot threes. I think we'll get to the point where a…

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When you open up the court, now the point guards can see, they can score, and they're not afraid to take shots.…

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You have to play offense and defense without thinking, and react like you know what to do, but if you're thinking of…

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When it came to basketball, I was a fanatic. I started to focus solely on basketball the summer before my freshman year…

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That's the challenge you take as a player, coach, whatever... executive... that you're gonna have to perform at a high level, whether…

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Kobe is a unique individual and he is very headstrong.

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Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right.

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Players, if you give them the freedom, then they will do remarkable things.

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I think coaching Steve Nash is easy no matter if it's a good or bad start.

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I know every coach is trying to do the best for his team and trying to win.

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Rondo is a very good basketball player - really good.

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Some coaches get fired even after the best years they've ever had.

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As a coach, you're worried about everything.

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Kobe woks harder than anybody I've seen.

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You talk about winning championships, well championships are won by 12 guys, the organization, being in the right spot at the right time.

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I like the offense to flow.

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Nash was a purist. Steve's a Hall of Fame point guard. He was unbelievably good.

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I hate when guys say: 'Hey I didn't get my touches.'

Some of the best times are training camp and getting your ideas in how you'd like them.

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…

The big thing about coaching is, however you are, that's how you've got to do it.

Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right.