Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chuck D.

I think it's the pendulum swinging back toward growth from defensive stocks.

It had to be one of our defensive efforts. You're always proud of a team that just refuses to lose ... we just kept pecking away.

I think that's what we've been lacking from a defensive standpoint. We've got a lot of young players, especially in the secondary who made some big plays and we need to keep that going.

Tommy Thompson

Lauren pitched a very smart game and they made the defensive plays when they had to.

Lauren is a gifted and skillful soccer player with a remarkable defensive mentality. Her experience and versatility will enable her to play in our midfield or in the backline.

Michel Therrien

Lately, he's playing better. He's skating better. I think he's been better, more comfortable in his own end. He knows how to react in defensive situations.

Justin Rose

I was just trying to get my teammates involved. We had a great defensive effort. That was a team when right there.

Kobe Bryant

He's been doing the defensive part all year long. Sometimes, the people want more. Tonight he gave them more.

He's been a great contributor to this program. He's already helped start a tradition on the defensive line. ... We can recruit other players, but there'll never be another Mario Williams. When we're out recruiting defensive ends, that is what they should look like.

When they saw me wrestle, that's when they moved me to defense, ... Wrestling is kind of the same technique you'd use on the defensive line, where you have to stay low and use your hands.

We have to become a better defensive rebounding team.

We made some defensive stands when we really needed them.

We made some adjustments at halftime. We really turned up the defensive pressure and put this one away.

He was talking in the huddle, and it was contagious. We talked more on the defensive end than we have in a long time.

Chuck D.

He was reluctant, obviously, at first. ... He has made a great sacrifice. That was a team thing that Dwayne did, because Dwayne played a lot of football in the last three years as a defensive tackle.

Ben Gordon

I didn't notice them stepping up the defensive pressure. I just noticed my missing shots.

Rich Rodriguez

I don't ever remember having five turnovers and still winning the game. Syracuse had a good defensive plan. We were scrambling all day on offense.

Kirk Hinrich

I don't know what they shot, but we're a defensive team and should have had it on that end tonight. I really don't know how to explain it, except to say we weren't ready on that end.

Mike Scioscia

He was very comfortable on the defensive end.

He was the leader of the defensive unit. His plan was to have a great game. He played flawlessly. Everything he did was the right decision.

He was the key to their game, getting offensive and defensive rebounds, going to the goal. He was going to do whatever it took.

He's a young guy. We've got to go out there and make things difficult for him, ... If our defensive line can get in his face, I think that's going to make things hard for him." ()

He had a tremendous defensive rebound and they fouled him. He had missed his last three free throws, but he stepped up and drained them both.

He hasn't met a shot he wouldn't take, and he loves to play the game. He's worked real hard on his defensive game, and it shows.

Ned Yost

He has made tremendous defensive improvement at every position. He's good at all of them.

He has to learn the defensive scheme of the pro game.

Brian Johnson

He had 18 defensive rebounds. We didn't do a good job of getting any offensive rebounds. Our lack of getting second-chance points was huge.

Brady Quinn

He'll definitely come on and be physical with a linebacker or a defensive back or whoever.

He'll be the quarterback of the defense. We're going to be a lot faster, especially on the defensive end.

Jack White

This was one of our better defensive games, but we need to pick it up and hit better.

Aaron Gray

Other teams are keying in on him, setting whole defensive strategies around him. That's presenting opportunities for other people to step up. It's amazing. It seems like every game, it's someone different.

R.J. is a good shooter, and it was a good game for him to come in. He gave us some size on the defensive end and some energy.

Kobe Bryant

Play defense. Don't stink it up on the defensive end or you will not win.