--- title: "1 League Puts Quotes By Mike D'Antoni" description: "1 League Puts quotes by Mike D'Antoni. Plus more from Mike D'Antoni and more League Puts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/mike-d-antoni-5218_football_sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-p_468644.png" --- > [Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-puts-on-players-aren-t-right/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/mike-d-antoni-5218_football_sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-p_468644.png) ## More by Mike D'Antoni > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/every-coach-in-the-league-does-an-unbelievable-job-and-they-re/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [I like the offense to flow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/i-like-the-offense-to-flow/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [I can't just say I wanna take a Hall of Fame point guard and make him into something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/i-can-t-just-say-i-wanna-take-a-hall-of-fame-point-guard-and-make-him/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [Nash was a purist. Steve's a Hall of Fame point guard. He was unbelievably good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/nash-was-a-purist-steve-s-a-hall-of-fame-point-guard-he-was/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/you-know-what-s-fun-about-basketball-it-keeps-evolving-and-it-keeps/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/i-was-a-much-better-player-in-europe-than-i-was-in-the-n-b-a-and-lot/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [I like Utah, but they don't have a Starbucks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/i-like-utah-but-they-don-t-have-a-starbucks/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/some-players-need-it-and-some-don-t-some-have-a-little-too-much/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/she-really-taught-me-a-lot-about-how-to-believe-in-myself-without/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [We believe in public education. We think it's important in our country to have it and for us to support it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/we-believe-in-public-education-we-think-it-s-important-in-our-country/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [I hate when guys say: 'Hey I didn't get my touches.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/i-hate-when-guys-say-hey-i-didn-t-get-my-touches/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [Some of the best times are training camp and getting your ideas in how you'd like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/some-of-the-best-times-are-training-camp-and-getting-your-ideas-in/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/the-more-energy-you-bring-to-the-game-the-more-you-re-going-to-get/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [The big thing about coaching is, however you are, that's how you've got to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/the-big-thing-about-coaching-is-however-you-are-that-s-how-you-ve-got/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) > [Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-puts-on-players-aren-t-right/) [Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/league-puts/mike-d-antoni/#itemlist", "name": "1 League Puts Quotes By Mike D'Antoni", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike D'Antoni" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-puts-on-players-aren-t-right/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/mike-d-antoni-5218_football_sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-p_468644.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/mike-d-antoni-5218_football_sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-p_468644.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/mike-d-antoni-5218_football_sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-p_468644.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes those labels that the league puts on players aren't right.” — Mike D'Antoni", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/league-puts/mike-d-antoni/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/league-puts/mike-d-antoni/", "name": "League Puts Quotes by Mike D'Antoni", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/league-puts/mike-d-antoni/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/mike-d-antoni-5218_football_sometimes-those-labels-that-the-league-p_468644.png" }, "description": "1 League Puts quotes by Mike D'Antoni. 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