Famous Quotes & Sayings

Maurice Cheeks

For three quarters, our defense was very good tonight.

For three, four minutes, their defense looked impenetrable. But then we settled down and made shots. Guys stepped up like champs.

Steve Alford

For whatever reason, on the road our defense has not been nearly as good as it's been at home. We're going to have to get back to that because we're really going to have to guard these last two games to give ourselves a chance.

(Goalie) Channing Christiansen had a great save in the first half that made our defense wake up. I think they were a little asleep. It was a great reflex save.

Gus Malzahn

Give the defense credit. They got after our butt. They got it done and we didn't.

Dave Wannstedt

For me to sit here and think that we're going to do a lot of the things that we were able to do with the Miami Dolphin defense is really unrealistic,

If it was just Reggie, we could torque the defense to handle him, but that would be a sure way to lose.

I got a pitch I could handle. The rest of the game was lights out for the defense and the pitching.

If we stick it in the end zone, the game's over. Their defense stood up to the test.

Pete Carroll

If we make a first down, the game is over. We had seen what he'd done the series before. That moment flashes by in an instant. We could have sealed win. We needed to do it on on offense and we didn't. We had to stop them on defense and we couldn't.

If the defense is using an extra guy on one player, that means another player is going to be open.

He's grown up as a player and a team leader. He played well on defense all day and still had the energy to get that last goal.

He's great on the offensive end; he can get to the basket. And he's working very hard on defense now. He gives us a dimension we didn't have early in the season.

He was a main focus for us on defense. We made it a point to stop him and slow him down. We wanted to keep it tight and play solid, disciplined defense on him.

I wish we could have made our shots early. But our defense early was the difference. Our defense won the game for us.

Jake Delhomme

I was praying for our defense to get the stop,

I was pleased with the win, especially because we are playing a lot of girls and moving things around to take a look at the players in different spots. Several times they had players in scoring position, but our defense made the necessary plays.

I was pleased with the way we responded tonight. That's a real fine team. Our defense down the stretch was a significant factor in the game.

I was pleased with the way our kids kept playing defense. I'm proud of the way our kids played all four quarters.

I was pleased with the job we did in game two. I felt like we really found our rhythm, and the guys were playing well. It was defense transitioning into a really great offense.

I was pleased with the effort of our defense.

I was pleased with our situational hitting today. I told our players that we are good enough to take games over and take the pressure off of our pitchers and defense and we really took the game over offensively. I was pleased with the strides we made between the two games.

Ryan Hollins

If we had lost this game the way I shot free throws, I would never have forgiven myself. When it's all said and done, it doesn't matter how we won. We played great defense and we won, and that's how it's going down in the history books.

If we can make them play defense for 15-20 seconds every possession I think that will help. If a team that likes to run scores two or three quick baskets they get that extra spring in their step.

If we come out and do the little things, rebound and play defense and get up and down the court, we could do a lot of great things.

We knew we needed to come out and play harder defense than we did in the first half. They were hitting their shots in the first half.

We knew we had to score first, and the defense would hold us. Once you score, you just want more.

We knew we had to press up and play good defense. Good defense turns into good offense. We take pride in playing good defense.

Kristi Toliver

We knew we had to play better defense because most of our shots weren't falling. It was a different kind of game for us, but I think we showed why we deserve to win it all.

Brian White

We're trying to stretch the defense and get them to run (laterally),

Pat Roberts

Yet the DIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, knew of his background. He has a very troubled background.

Derek Jeter

I wish I trusted people more. But when I meet someone, the first thing is, 'What does this person want?' And I put up a defense mechanism. But I've always been that way.

Ben Quayle

I think we should be looking at the defense and seeing where we can actually be more efficient because I think that, you know, sometimes during the contracting process, we lose some efficiencies in that regard.