Famous Quotes & Sayings

There are just too many times when we have one or two guys who take time off on defense. You can't have that. You've got to have all five guys playing defense on every possession.

We always want to play great defense and we've looked pretty good so far.

We always talk about packing our defense and our rebounding when we go on road trips. That's what we have to do.

We always start in some sort of press. Tonight our defense was relentless.

We always say our defense gets our offense going.

Susan Rice

When you look at a secretary of defense who has been as forceful and effective as Donald Rumsfeld, for good or for ill, he's a tough customer,

(The Rebels) did a lot of things to disguise (their blitzing). We have to figure some things out. But as long as the defense plays like that, we should be fine.

(The Rebels) did a lot of things to disguise (their blitzing), ... We have to figure some things out. But as long as the defense plays like that, we should be fine.

We run our zone but we use it with man defense principles. Our fundamentals were a big part of our success.

We're young, but we have good athletes. We've obviously been struggling at the plate, but our hitting is going to come. The pitching and defense are already there.

We saw (Broughton) play on Tuesday and we knew they had a very sophisticated offense. We had to make some adjustments at halftime and play better defense in the second half. When we play hard defensively, that transforms into (offensive opportunities).

We saved runs all night long. That's the way you had to win that game, because they had so many opportunities. Our defense stood out.

We sat our starters on Saturday and got them in the mood that defense is important again. We're a team that really relies on hard-nosed defense.

We just haven't been playing defense with the same energy.

We knew the whole time we could play with them. We wanted to pound it inside, kick it back, and keep their defense working. That's what we started doing early in the game.

We knew that they were going to come out and run. I told the girls at the end of the quarter, that we had to get back and play good defense and that would get us back into the game.

We knew that if our outside shots weren't falling, we had to take it inside. So we pumped up our defense and got some steals and it got momentum back on our side.

We knew our defense would improve, and people failed to realize that our offensive line was returning. We've laid some real eggs this season, but this week we felt like we turned a huge corner.

Sam Baker

We knew it was our fault the drives were stopping. The defense did a great job of giving us time to get things together.

We kept urgency. That was a big factor. We kept playing hard on defense and stuck with the game plan.

We kept the shooters from hitting our shots. They are a great three-point shooting team. We extended the defense and eliminated them from making easy shots.

We kept really good pressure on Sentinel the whole game. Our defense was tough.

Corey Brewer

We kept hearing about what great team defense they play. Well, tonight, you saw who can play D.

Kyle Wilson

We kept getting stops. Our defense gave us a lot more opportunities on offense to kind of spread the lead. Eventually, we did that.

We just weren't ourselves today. Even though our shots were off, we didn't play the defense we needed to win this game.

Avery Johnson

We thought our defense and offense was good in the first half, but in the second we struggled. We had one turnover in the first and 10 in the second half. That is something we will take a look at.

Alan Faneca

We're our defense's ally, ... We have to get out there and eat up the clock. We have to win the possession game, keep them off the field and keep our defense fresh.

Ron Wilson

We're not paying attention. Our defense has to stay back and we only had one in position. They picked us apart. A tired mental mistake was made at that point, not looking and not understanding or seeing what you've got off a rush.

We've definitely found our identity, our chemistry. Our defense is playing excellent right now and everyone on offense sees the goal.

Ozzie Guillen

To me, our pitching and our defense weren't strong enough (in '04). Now we can win games 3-2 with a squeeze. Last year, it never went through my mind to squeeze.

Ozzie Guillen

To me, our pitching and our defense weren't strong enough (in '04), ... Now we can win games 3-2 with a squeeze. Last year, it never went through my mind to squeeze.

We were tired of being told that the defense isn't any good. That we don't have any good players. That we can't tackle. As a professional, it's week to week. You have another week to redeem yourself.

Spencer Hawes

This year we've come together as a team and we've emphasized family. Our defense is 10 times better than last year. I'm so excited about what we can do in the district championship and at state.