Famous Quotes & Sayings

She's doing quite well with the team. She really beefs up our defensive line.

She's dedicated, really dedicated. She's a great defensive ballplayer. Last year, she had no errors. This year, she only has two.

Barack Obama

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

Finn Wittrock

I was playing a defensive guard in 'My All American' who is a really fast runner, so a lot of my training was running. I wasn't too worried about bulking up because he was supposed to be on the small side.

Laurie Holden

I feel defensive about my character because I really love Andrea, and we share the same heart.

Allen Iverson

We don't have an identity as far as how we play on the defensive end. We always score, so it's obvious our problem is in other areas.

We didn't play well enough defensively. We're a pretty good defensive hockey club, and when you give up five goals it's tough to win games.

Richard Jefferson

We didn't do a very good job of playing through each other or through the people we should have been. And then we got cold. They were hitting shots and mainly it was a lot of defensive problems. But sometimes your offense is a part of the problem.

We didn't do a good job getting to the quarterback. It's our responsibility to get there in three or four seconds. We can't put that much pressure on our defensive backs.

Larry Hughes

We're not going to be that team that's a defensive stopper,

Walter Kirn

Guns can turn you into an insider even if you're an outsider by nature, recruiting you into a loose fraternity of people who feel embattled and defensive and are primally eager to win allies.

Brad Boyes

When (Whitney) plays well, we're going to be in any game. She probably played more minutes than she has all year because she kept her defensive intensity up.

Norman Schwarzkopf

Tanks being deployed far forward is an indication of offensive action; tanks in depth is an indication of defensive action.

D'Brickashaw Ferguson

As an offensive lineman, having spatial awareness is key: understanding where the quarterback is going to be and understanding what the defensive end might do depending on the play we're running.

Scott Parker

We played well for a half the first time (against Palisade). We're a better defensive team now, and hopefully it will make a difference.

We had some great defensive stands ... but we kept giving them good field position. The thing I go back to, though, is in the first quarter. We score, we've got momentum, we can put it away in the first half, and we let them run back a kickoff.

We addressed our needs on the line, especially at defensive tackle, and that's good because it's a tough position to recruit.

Dick Vermeil

To me, there seems to be more good defensive football teams right now. I can't prove it, but it seems that way. . . . And there are more games being played on defense.

We played well on the defensive end all night. We did a good job pressing them in the half-court and limiting their shots and in return we got some easy shots inside.

You know who told me to kick it? My defensive guys,

We didn't come out with much energy in the third quarter. It took us six minutes before we scored. I thought we were lazy on the defensive end.

We didn't really make any defensive adjustments. They just started missing shots and we rebounded.

Bob Hill

We don't have many whiskey drinkers on our team. We've got good guys. Our defensive scheme has to be team oriented. ... That's a work in progress with a team like this that's also very young.

Eddie Jordan

We don't have designated defensive studs out there. We have to do it by committee. We have to do it by team.

We don't have any weak spots. We're a pretty strong defensive team.

Gaines Adams

It really doesn't matter to me whether it's defensive end or linebacker. I just want to play the game of football. I've been working on linebacker drills since I got out to Fischer Sports in Phoenix.

We started working the ball, not getting in a rush, pinning them on defense, making them work on the defensive end. We got what we wanted. We got a lot of open shots and inside play.

Mike Jones

We've been working this week on picking it up on the defensive end.

We were a little frustrated with our guys last week. But my hat's off to our defensive coordinator Jay Johnson. He had a lot of pressure on him after last week.

We were able to turn up the defensive pressure and we hit some key free throws down the stretch. This was one of those games we really needed.

We were able to spread out the minutes but the defensive intensity never let up.

We were able to score and get into our press. We gave them some problems handling the ball. Through that, we were able to get our offense more involved. I was pleased with our defensive effort.

We were able to jump on them early and set the tone. It was nice to get a big lead and give our other pitchers some rest. MacDonald pitched great and I was very pleased with our defensive effort.