Famous Quotes & Sayings

We were playing defense a lot in those two losses. Our defense has sharpened up, our slides are always there and we're riding the momentum.

We lost by 20. Our defense was terrible.

We missed free throws, we couldn't rebound, we didn't play good defense in the post and we did not look good at times at the point guard position. It didn't look like we were running anything offensively.

We might have started a little slow, but our defense played really well. We weren't hitting our shots right away, but when you have good defense you stay in the game.

We have to find a way to get some points. Hopefully, our defense will be able to maintain their level of play from last week.

Raja Bell

We have to double the post now. When you have Kurt down there, you don't have to do that. It makes you have to rotate and puts you out of position on defense and for rebounds.

We have to do it on the road from here on out. Defense wins championships. I've been saying that for 29 years and it's just as true now as it was back then.

James Jones

We had these guys, but special teams hurt us a lot. We couldn't stop them as well sometimes on defense in situations. We've just got to make more plays.

We won all three phases of the game offense, defense and special teams.

We woke up in the second quarter. The kids really steeped it up and played super defense tonight, right when we needed it.

Robin Williams

We show-ed a lot of intensity on defense early. But we missed one of our point guards who is the spark for our defense.

Gilbert Arenas

We turned it on at the right time. We played solid defense all the way through, and in the fourth quarter we gave that extra effort and got the win.

We felt good about it. And we had some opportunities in overtime, but we had some untimely turnovers, too. But give Mac credit. They play a lot of pressure defense and they're good about forcing turnovers.

Drew Brees

We felt our defense had done its part, and it was time for us to do ours and put the game away.

Kevin Corrigan

We felt offensively we should have had a little more success. But it's nice to know the defense is playing well and keeping us in a position to win.

We got some good shots. They just didn't fall. But we were playing great defense. There are going to be those nights when you don't shoot well and hope your defense can win the game for you.

We got some execution on offense for a change, and our defense was good again.

Larry Hogan

We got out and guarded shooters and played much better defense in the second half. It just goes back to the first half.

Mark Turgeon

We got nothing out of P.J.. He didn't give us defense and that's usually what he gives us.

We hit in spurts tonight and we were able to string together some hits to get the win. But our pitching and our defense were the keys to the win tonight.

We improved immensely on offense, but we'd score six runs and lose seven to six. Some of it was on the mound, but a lot had to do with not playing strong defense. I'm hoping that this year we play stronger defense fundamentally and mentally and be better on the mound.

These measures are necessary for our defense and the defense of our friends and allies.

The second quarter was big, ... Our defense put us in good situations. It was a great team effort. The kicking game was solid. The offense did what it was supposed to do. But it seems like we score a lot in bunches.

The second quarter killed us. They outscored us 10-2. Their defense forced us out of our sets. They had more team speed, more depth and I didn't think we had our legs under us tonight. Playing three games in one week hurt us.

The sky's the limit right now for this defense. It's just like there's fresh meat out there on the line. Everybody on the defense wants to make a play, wants to make a hit, wants to make an impact.

Wu Bangguo

The successful of Shenzhou-6 is of great significance for elevating China's prestige in the world, promoting China's economic, scientific and national defense capabilities and consolidating the national cohesiveness,

The tempo of the game dictated a low-scoring contest, but our defense was still superb. We forced them to rely on their outside game and that played to our advantage.

The team defense was great. It was an all-around great game, especially going into the Big East (schedule).

The third quarter was a clinic. To hold the other team to no points, to only have two turnovers and outscore them 14-0, that's a textbook game. The defense was so good. There were several plays where we completely disrupted their offense.

The thing with Texas is they have so many weapons, but I really think the speed of our defense will help us.

John Brady

The thing that was most impressive to me is we didn't foul on the last shot. And I've seen teams lose games because they're undisciplined and they foul. He took a tough shot. I thought he traveled before he shot. Our team did the five-switch defense on their own, which was good for them to be able to do, considering up until that point we hadn't really made too many good decisions.

The thing about volleyball is if you don't have others on the court, you can't win. We don't have the same offensive power we have had, but we have equal -- if not better -- defense and ball control. You can't throw a game like volleyball on the shoulders of one person.

Steve Smith

The thing about their defense is that there is no trick about it. We know how they are. We saw how hard they hit and how hard they play.