Famous Quotes & Sayings

Reggie's just a player, a very good post presence offensively. That was the difference in a tight defensive struggle.

(Our pass defense) is something that we need to make better. We need to do a better job with the pass rush, it's not just the defensive backs, it's also the defensive line.

Shane Battier

Our offensive and defensive execution was poor when it mattered. We couldn't get a stop when we needed it.

Our offensive and defensive lines are very good.

Investors are likely to remain defensive for a while in regards to stocks. The second half was expected to be great in terms of earnings, but with oil prices at these levels and the hurricane, we might see a sharp drop in results for some companies.

In the second half we were totally dominant and a lot of that was to do with our defensive qualities.

In the second half, we had no energy on the defensive end. I don't know why we didn't come out and fight.

In the post they're a lot like Columbia. They just rebounded real hard (against Brookhaven) and were patient. They worked well as a team. We're mainly a defensive team. And it's more of a team thing it's a friendship thing. I think that's why our team does so well.

Jay Wright

In these Big 5 games, you come to expect the unexpected. But I never thought we would struggle the way we did offensively and give up that many easy baskets on the defensive end.

Iran has shifted its status from a defensive to an offensive position,

Herman Edwards

If you make, let's say five yards, defensive coordinators don't want to see a second-and-5. Because now you're sitting there wondering, are they going to run it? Pass it? So the first down kind of sets up what you're going to do,

Whitey Ford

In order for us to stay in the game, we had to figure out how to slow them down. The first thought was defensive transition. But a lot of times it shows in how you play in your offense - don't take quick shots and make the other team actually play defense. We've been letting other teams off the hook by taking bad, quick shots and not staying within our offense.

In every game we've won, there've been defensive runs where we've held opponents and been able to pull away.

Pau Gasol

I guess they realized that in this league, to get far in the playoffs, you have to be more physical and play better at the defensive end. I don't think they did that in the past. It doesn't matter if you do it in the regular season. You got to do it in the playoffs. That's when all the eyes are on you.

If the market goes down, you won't have a defensive posture.

If you don't understand defensive fronts, then you don't know who to pick up,

If you're going to play the top team, you might as well play them in the first round. We've got to limit their transition game ? and turn it into a half-court game ? and try not to let their defensive pressure get to us.

If you've got a defensive line-out and a goal kicker to the standard they have, you've got the makings of a very good side.

In the first three minutes we had some defensive breaks.

In the first quarter, we let them get a big lead. We didn't get one defensive rebound in the quarter and they had a lot of second and third chances.

In our last two games we had double-digit leads and lost because we quit playing defense. That was pretty much what we worked on in practice all week, and we had a lot better defensive effort (Friday).

I think our defensive intensity and our movement is much better (than earlier in the tournament).

Being a former defensive back, I don't know if I am happy or jealous.

His defensive intensity is what set him apart. He has a desire to win.

Randy Foye

His impact to the game is he brings, like, a ton of energy. He is always running the floor, always on the glass - offensive glass and defensive glass. He is the leader.

Mike White

Choteau played a good defensive game. On offense, they really mixed it up well between running and passing.

Andy Reid

I need to do a better job of putting my players in position to make plays on the offensive side of the ball. On the defensive side, I saw some good things.

In a tough defensive game, if there is a free throw disparity, that is going to be the difference.

I'm back into my defensive mode. I'm trying to stop guys, especially this time of year. We've got a lot of guys that are scoring now. Somebody has to be a leader defensively, and I'm just trying to take that role.

If you can't hide in drugs, where can you hide? ... Drug stocks have been dependable, a good defensive play, a good place to hide, and now this.

Kevin Stallings

I really thought our guys played hard and played well on the defensive end. We just didn't make shots in the second half, and shooting will come and go on you, but I really thought our guys competed hard.

Joe Gibbs

I know he's disappointed not making more of an impact, not playing more, ... It's something we just have to work our way through. I think our defensive schemes are trying to use all of our people. In this case, I could see people saying, 'Hey, I don't understand that.' But I think it's just something we're working our way through as we scheme it up. It's just one of those things.

I haven't seen too many guys spend their summers in a defensive stance.