Golden Quote by Dwane Casey

Especially when it comes to the Finals and playoffs, your team needs you mentally and physically.

— Zaza Pachulia

We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.

— Bryan Murray

The NBA needs more of that 'it's-about-us-against-them' mentality.

— Scott Brooks

For every team in the playoffs, their defensive intensity, their defensive attention to detail just becomes greater.

— Mike Budenholzer

When you establish that you're a galactically successful offensive team, but below average defensively, that's not gonna win you a championship.

— Rick Carlisle

Look at everybody in the league. They don't pay players to play defense.

— Jabari Parker

My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart…

— Eric Williams

My mental health is something that I've been focusing on my whole entire football career. It's a normal thing.

— Colton Underwood

As NBA players, so much of the game is mental, as far as confidence and playing against the best players in the world.

— Pat Connaughton

In the playoffs, you're so locked in on guys' tendencies that in some ways it's easier defensively to go in games with a really…

— Kevin Huerter

In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with…

— Pat Riley

When you have a team that has won for 20 years, the mentality is strong. When you don't play well, you still know you…

— Roberto Mancini