Famous Quotes & Sayings

Brandon Evans

It's tough because you know he's going to knock a few out of the gym. He's just such a great defender and you have to respect that.

Keith Bogans

They did a good job throwing more than one defender at him. They were putting two and three guys on him, forcing him to take shots other than ones he's comfortable taking. They did a good job of that. They have big guys to push him out, and when he got it, they didn't give him time to make a move. They were right on top of him.

They've taken the mantle of being outside defenders ? they're taking one for the team.

We have been solid defensively all year. All of our defenders do a nice job, even when they moved No. 12 (Mitchell) up.

We have good enough players, but there are very few guys in this league who can draw a second defender to them. Those are the guys who make your offense good, whether it's a post-up guy, a dribble penetration guy or a pick-and-roll guy.

Offensive lineman are sealing off defenders and finishing off their blocks.

Norv Turner

This is different, ... the way he got kneed and then the way the two defenders landed on him.

There were no defenders in front of me, and I just saw the far post with the goalie to the side. I just hit one time to the side and looked for the open shot. We knew it was coming, it was just a matter of time.

Jason Kreis

As a forward, you're always hopeful that the other guys are scoring goals as well so that the defenders and defenses don't have to key in on just one player. Obviously, Jeff's a guy who can score goals in this league and he's proven it over the last eight years or so. It will give defenses another thing to worry about.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo

They are players who make a difference in a game, ... When Ronaldo isn't on the pitch the opposition defenders are more relaxed. The same goes for Zidane, but they weren't here today and we had to replace them.

I dropped our very first pass, but the first touchdown was a perfect pass from Aaron. The defender had no chance. We got some more great pass protection on the second pass. Neff just threw it up for me to go get it.

Bess made a great play. She got inside her defender and had a good finish. It takes a lot for a freshman to play. She really stepped it up.

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Mo Johnston

We are very excited to get Marvell. He has strength and pace, and those two qualities will make for a very good defender in this league.

William Penn

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers

Stephen Jackson

He's not as good of a defender as Ron, but he's an All-Star. I'll welcome any All-Star to our team. He's a great player.

I love to score goals after passing all the defenders as well as the keeper. This is not my speciality, but my habit.

I had another forward up with me I got a lucky first touch, got around the defender and tried to slide it past the goalkeeper,

It killed us. I had to sit the rest of the time and we had no defender on (Brittany) Schoen.

I just took out two defenders and let it go.

I just ran in from the back door and it went over the defenders and I put it in.

He's very quick and strong, a powerful defender who is also extremely comfortable on the ball.

Benjamin Watson

He threw a great ball. They were playing man-to-man, and there's not much the defender can do when he throws a perfect ball.

He's the kind of kid that could make a defender miss in a phone booth.

Gary's a good defender with a potentially great defensive disposition,

I know I'm going to be the primary defender on her, but our team does such a great job of never leaving me out there on my own. You're not going to shut a player like her out, she's a great player. You just want to make every shot she gets difficult.

He sets people up -- he gets in there and draws defenders and sets his teammates up very well. He's a good skilled player with a high work rating.

Mike Hargrove

He's just a good player. He's a good hitter, a good defender and a good baserunner. He's a tremendous role model for all our younger players.

We went through probably six defenders trying to guard Ida. She and Whitney are just great players.

Purcell is really fast and real technical and he can put a lot of defenders down with his quick touches.

Your guys that have scored all year should be scoring in the playoffs, too. (Sioux Falls') two big defenders were doing a good job on them with hooks and holds, but they always find a way to score.

All of the public defenders statewide are feeling the pressure of increased workload and lack of resources.

All the defenders were very solid tonight. We didn't make silly mistakes. We also got some girls experience on defense who don't normally play there. That should help us later on.