116 Quotes by Mike D'Antoni

Defense is always collective. You have to do it collectively.

That's the challenge you take as a player, coach, whatever... executive... that you're gonna have to perform at a high level, whether that's by luck or whatever, by design, it has to get up there, otherwise it's not gonna be the most pleasant experience, but it's a challenge. And I think everybody would love a challenge like that.

To me, a big man has to be able to guard on the perimeter.

Give me one coach in any sport that's not always on the hot seat. You're just as good as your last game... You're always on a hot seat.

I know who I am: the Forrest Gump of basketball.

The big men aren't going away, they're just getting better.

Well, at different points of people's careers or lives or circumstances, things are different.

There's some guys in the league that I really want to respect me. I respect the way they play, I respect the way they look at the game, and their respect is more important instead of having a job.

I don't actually like coffee. But I'm addicted to Starbucks.