116 Quotes by 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 mom had it down pat.

I had always wanted to see Europe, and what better way to see it than to spend a year there playing basketball?

Every coach should be under scrutiny.

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

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

You don't have to love each other. I've been on a lot of championship teams in Europe where there's edges and we don't go out to dinner every night.

There's always things we could have done better, and it's easier with hindsight.

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

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