Antonio Davis Quotes

Sometimes my passes don't find people, but I do try and create.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

We've got to play better basketball.

You can't try a man-to-man if you don't practice it.

The players are out here to help win games and to improve, not to make a movie. They're not actors. They're players.

I shoot five or six times, go out and play defense and make sure everything is clicking. I'm like a transmission in a car. You can't see me, but I make the car go.

My dad always taught me the fundamentals of the game: dribble, pass, shoot. So I never relied heavily on any one thing until I got to college, when I was just adjusting to the team.

You can't say, 'You're a scorer, you score. You rebound, you rebound.' Basketball is more than that. Basketball is knowing the next step, knowing the next play, knowing how to make things happen.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

You always want to be on top of the playbook. You always want to be refreshed with the plays, make sure you're on the same page with everyone else.

Without the ball, you can't win.

I learned how to pass when I was real young. That's one thing I always knew how to do was find the open man.

When our assists lead to baskets, that's us playing our best, and we begin knocking down shots.

There are a few players who don't like to think about the game.

If we can play like that every week we'll get some level of consistency.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

If I pass the ball to Karl Malone, he still has to make the shot, or nothing has happened.

The most satisfying way to play basketball is when you can get the best out of everyone on the court.

It doesn't matter what play is called, you have to run that play and you have to be successful on it. It just comes down to execution, all 11 players doing the right thing.

It's not about making the most shots or even dunking the ball or any of that. It's about being consistent every day you step on the court.

In football, there's always room for improvement.

You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But if you put them in a position to be successful, that's all you can ask for.

The players have got to make the plays.

Go out there and play hard, understand your teammates, understand the other team's gameplan, understand your coaches' philosophies and what they want you to do. There's nothing better than showing, though; more than talking, you have to make your actions speak louder than words.

It's what you do on the court. Talking's easy.