116 Quotes by Mike D'Antoni

The defense can be affected by certain guys not being comfortable in the offense, and then not just playing and reacting on the other end.

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

If you're a ball stopper, usually you're inefficient.

I like Utah, but they don't have a Starbucks.

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

You have guys that are comfortable in certain roles and they've made a lot of money in the role that they've been in, so it's hard for them to change or envision doing something different from what they're doing because what they're doing obviously was giving them a lot of success.

When you go into a high-pressure game, and you've got a guy that's fearless, it helps you.

One of the reasons I didn't make it in the NBA - I played 3 1/2 years - and one of the reasons I was in Europe for 20 years was because I lost my confidence. That comes from coaches that are emphasizing the mistakes, taking you out anytime you make one.

You have to play offense and defense without thinking, and react like you know what to do, but if you're thinking of where to be and 1,000 other things you can lose focus. You're trying to play hard, but you're overthinking.