Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ohio State has a great defense and I've always been an Ohio State fan. I'm going to take the Buckeyes.

No matter what happens offensively, Erin puts a lot of pressure on herself as far as scoring points. I keep telling her, 'Rebound, play defense and good things will happen.' She did and the girls did, and Erin played real tough.

Clint Hurdle

Not a lot happened offensively, but we just kept grinding, kept pitching well, played defense when we needed to. But we pitched our way to that victory today.

Nothing is more discouraging than facing a tough defense and then giving up a quick score. I was definitely pleased with our defense.

Not having Zach McGee back there (defense) to help keep things organized, that's hurting us.

It was a good win for our program and a needed win for our program. We played solid defense and we rebounded exceptionally well tonight.

Chris Kraus

It was a game of runs. It pretty much comes down to defense and whoever can stop those runs, make stops and get good shots. That's (the key).

It was a great team effort. We had some different kids step up and I can't say enough about how good our team defense was all night.

It was a hard-fought game. It was a great win for our kids. We didn't play well early, but they dug in. We really played good defense in the second half, and we made a lot of good hustle plays tonight. Every one of them was important for us.

It was a great win. It was really a total team effort - offense, defense and special teams.

There is nothing worse for a defense than to be pushed around on the first drive.

There really wasn't nothing said before the game except that you're the champs, let's see if you can play like the champs. We got off to a little rough start, but I like to think we made some adjustments, and our kids really played good defense the last three quarters.

There really wasn't any improvement on the defense side from a year ago. I can see why Wall Street isn't too delighted by it. But it's a temporary thing.

This line of defense does come with a price.

This is the last line of defense before south Stockton.

This is their first year and our defense gave them problems. Their kids worked hard.

Sue Bird

This is the worst feeling I ever had, ... They jumped on us. Our defense was so bad. I don't even know what happened.

This is the United States Defense Department. We plan for all sorts of things.

Fred Thompson

This latest disclosure of mismanagement at the Department of Defense is outrageous. Unlike other instances where reports have shown that DoD simply loses major inventory items, this mistake actually threatens lives of American soldiers.

This is who the girls wanted to play. We won this game with defense and heart. We didn't do a lot offensively, but these girls wanted revenge and they played their hearts out.

Michael Redd

They pose a lot of problems for us. They have a versatile team. I think their offense is underrated. Their defense is going to be solid, but I think their offense has come up a lot this year.

They play really tenacious defense. When you come to playoff time, you're only as good as your role players and our role players really didn't score tonight but at the same time they played terrific defense which kept us in the game.

Sean Elliott

They play good defense and help each other out a lot. So that's a good sign. If you start playing defense, the wins will start racking up.

They're a quick team. We have to make sure we get back on defense and limit our turnovers.

Levon Kendall

They're a pretty unique team because all five guys can shoot and space the floor. It comes down to individual defense because you can't help too much, which is something we tend to do quite a bit. They can all shoot, so you can only help so much off penetration.

They're a lot quicker and stronger, so we wanted to be somewhat patient and make them be on defense longer. The fourth quarter, we obviously didn't do that at all with three or four turnovers.

They really do play excellent defense and get after it.

They're just a really good team. They hit the ball, lay great defense and they have outstanding pitchers. They are the elite of the league.

They're so well-rounded in all three phases -- offense, defense and special teams. They jumped out to the start they needed and then it got out of hand.

They're smart and they work together. The defense is going to be real solid this year.

They're really good at using what they have to the full extent. They executed, we didn't execute on offense, and our defense was scrambled at times.

They're ready. They've played 13 games. They're not freshmen anymore. That'll be the nucleus of our defense next year, those guys and myself playing linebacker. It's good for them to get the exposure and the experience they need.

Brendan Shanahan

They're playing tight defense and working hard, and regardless of what it's called, we have to work harder and win games. Whether we win them scoring six goals, or one goal, we just have to win games.