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> [Old coaches, I think everybody will tell you, you got to be who you are, because you try to be somebody you are not and it'll get you. It might work for five minutes but it's not going to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/old-coaches-i-think-everybody-will-tell-you-you-got-to-be-who-you-are/)

[Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/)

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## 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/)

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