Famous Quotes & Sayings

We were very solid on defense, especially in the first half. Cary is a well-coached team that is very patient on offense, but we did a good job defending them.

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.

Pat Riley

You can't be happy with the whole disposition of our team in the second half, playing with a 20-point lead and not defending at all. We showed very little respect for all the hard work and good play. I'm happy we were able to win it at the end, but obviously we can't play like that.

Frank Knight

The option is always tough. You have to be very disciplined to defend it.

Allen Iverson

We're not playing defense. We're not defending or rebounding the ball. That's taking away a lot of baskets because we can't run and we can't stop anybody.

Allen Iverson

We're not playing defense, ... We're not defending or rebounding the ball. That's taking away a lot of baskets because we can't run and we can't stop anybody.

This year was different ... you definitely have pressure. It took a lot of effort to defend the title with that kind of pressure.

We didn't guard the perimeter. We didn't go out to defend at the line.

Frank Rijkaard

We are starting at zero again, but with confidence. We are out to defend the honour.

William Penn

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

Floyd Abrams

We would be defending that. Mr. Risen did a serious and solid job. He has made no apology.

There has been so much game-playing on her behalf, ... Suddenly, Texas judges are popping up out of the ether to defend her, and she seems to have a gentleman caller who speaks on her behalf, and on and on.

We're young, but we are getting better each time out. I've been stressing to the girls to make the plays we can. Today, Marion hit extremely well and hit the gaps in the outfield and there's no way to defend that.

Eddie Jordan

We said there were three keys to victory. We wanted to defend Redd, we wanted to rebound and be physical.

We kept on our game plan. My hat's off to these guys. They earned it. Whether we won by one goal or not, we owned the flow of (every game). We kept the puck in our end more than theirs and it bounced our way. It's special to defend the championship.

We didn't defend today. But you can't put everything on your defense. You have to eventually hit shots.

We didn't defend the 3-point line. We just didn't defend, period. Any time two guards go off for 66 points, you're not playing defense. That speaks for itself.

Mark E. Smith

We didn't defend him very well. He's a nice player, but we made him look like Michael Jordan out there.

We didn't defend again. We have to find a way to buckle down. This game it wasn't so much effort and hustle. It was more mental lapses.

Mike Woodson

Until we figure out that we're not going to outscore teams all the time and that we'll have to defend and rebound before we think about scoring, we're going to be a mediocre team. That's something we're going to have to improve on this summer.

Our goal was to put Luke (Simmons) on (Phillips), and hold him to under 15 points He did a good job defending him.

Adam Schiff

Our soldiers are the foundation of the nation's security and they must have the tools they need to defend themselves and this nation.

Our forwards were out of position and our defenders were in the middle of the ice and we got beat. It wasn't pretty.

We've tried a lot of kids in that position - sometimes playing them out of position. We've got to find someone who can get in there, defend and grab some rebounds for us.

We've talked a lot about the fact that the kids would like to defend the league title they got last year. If we keep winning in the OCC-Buckeye and pick off Reynoldsburg, we'll need them to lose one more game. Reynoldsburg's a good team and we're going to try and pick them off.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

I think they're smarter than denying us this legal right. It is natural, of course, they will use whatever they have in their hand, which is the U.N. Security Council, and our nation has the means to defend and obtain its own rights.

Casey Stoner

I think there is no defending a title. You don't go into a season with a points advantage over anyone. So I don't think it's ever a title defence. I think you've got a different number on your bike, if you choose so, but everyone starts at zero again.

Jeff is very consistent, very steady and comfortable with the ball. He has size and strength to be a good defender in our league.

People have this remarkable difference in enzymes that defend their health from pesticide exposure.

Someone has to be there to guard the gates to make sure we do things right and to defend the company.

My name goes on the shutout, but it is a total team effort. It's all about the three defenders in front of me. We get the shutouts together, and the team gets the goals together.

Cappie Pondexter

My motto is, 'We don't lose on our home floor,' and I thought we did a good job of defending it. This is a new year now, and we're looking to take this game going into the Big East schedule.