Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Salmons

They hit some tough shots and we just didn't defend for 48 minutes. It's been like that for a while. We just got to stay together and just don't give up. You just got to keep trying.

They held their composure. They hit their free throws. They hit the big shots when they had to. That's why they're the defending national champions.

There's health issues, there's police issues, there's safety issues, there's traffic issues, there's investment issues, you name it, that are much, much, more important then the Day Labor site. I'm running for the council, not running to defend one labor day site.

The time-trial will be very difficult, more than it seems. I think there may well be some huge time-gaps at the finish. But I'm not leaving the starting gate with the intention of losing the jersey. I'm going to defend it.

Geno Auriemma

I still don't think we can guard her. But what you can do is make her have to guard you. We made it so she had to defend in the lane.

Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan interests are to be defended by Venezuela. The U.S. should defend the interests of the U.S. Where are the U.S. people, where are the intellectuals, who could put limits on their government?

Hugo Chavez

Venezuela is used to defending itself ... and fighting imperialism,

John Brady

We won the game because we defended, our press helped us and we got to the foul line and made free throws. I think because we defended pretty good the whole game, we got to the foul line.

What they do is legal. As long as they get their heads out in front, it's up to us to defend it. It's part of the game. It has been for a long time.

This is what we've worked all this time for. We've been looking forward to defending our division title for a year. We've been working towards this since last December, and now it's here. It's a new beginning.

Trish Stratus

This is what I do for a living, and I've missed it very much, ... I'm very excited to come back and defend the Women's Championship.

Paul Houston

This kind of thing distracts energy and resources for defending yourself. Sometimes there are important precedents to be set, but sometimes people are just trying to have their way with the districts.

They're a two-headed monster there. They're hard to defend when you don't have the size to match them.

They really took it to us. They are a very quick-hitting team. They do a terrific job running a full-court offense. ... We had a heck of a time defending it. They kept us on the move faster than we could do our fundamentals.

Eddie Jordan

They're just a hard team for us to defend right now and beat. They're better than us right now.

They?re just a better team than we are. They all can do so much ... It makes it tough to defend them. That?s why they win so many games like they do.

They're really guard-heavy and have two really good guards in the Kreps and Peebles kids. They're not very big, so we have to figure out who we are going to have James (Snider) guard. At the same time, they're going to have to defend us on the other end.

They're a very well coached, fundamentally sound team. They run a single-wing offense which is really tough to defend and their defense is very aggressive.

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.

I hope she can get a fair trial. I hope she can do a good job to present her state of mind at the time of this altercation and her need to defend herself, the way we would have presented it.

I haven't seen a performance like his in some time. There is really no way to defend him.

I really like Arkansas' club. They're so well-prepared, they play hard, play with great intensity, pitch and defend well - I just enjoy that series.

Sven Eriksson

In the second half we defended brilliantly and I don't remember Austria having a chance.

If you think about it, teams are going to be gunning for us every time we take the field. We're the defending champions, and we're going to be have to be ready to play every night.

If you want to keep playing, you have to make plays, defend and rebound.

In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated.

I just try to find someone who is willing to play hard. We try to defend for the entire game. We want to play defense.

Jamie Dixon

In the first half we played very well, we defended very well, which got our offense going.

Hey, we held them to 37-percent shooting -- that's great defense. You can say we didn't defend the 3, but about four were with 1 second, 2 seconds, left on the shot clock, guys on them and they get it off, and it goes in.

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.

How do you defend Candice Wiggins? She does so many things with the ball.

I don't really have a whole lot to say about that one. We didn't defend like we needed to, we let them shoot threes. We just weren't in it.