Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gregg Williams

Just occupying more than one person. He's the kind of person that can take on two people and still win. He has a presence in his pass rush. Sometimes, maybe your defensive tackles aren't maybe some of the solid pass rushers in the league. But we think he's one of the better pass-rushing defensive tackles around.

Charlie Villanueva

Just the speed of the game, and also on the defensive side as well. It's not the same as in college. A lot of things are different, but I'm learning. I'm like a sponge, I'm absorbing everything.

Josh Taylor

Josh comes in large and quick, he has excellent potential for the offensive and defensive line.

It all started on the defensive end. The effort was great.

Tyson Chandler

Because on the West Coast, you face a lot of firepower. We're going to need all the guys on their defensive game every night.

Chuck D.

I thought we were making all the hustle plays in that first half. I thought this game was won on our defensive end.

Doug Phillips

I think the key was that our defensive guys were fresh in the third and fourth quarters. That's because seven of them only go one way,

Bill Cowher

I think their defensive line played a lot harder than our offensive line did. I don't think (Ben) had a whole lot of time in that game, and at times when he did, he wasn't able to connect.

John Tortorella

I think the new rules have played with the minds of some players, especially our offensive people. We're going to instill the red line at times in the game. ... Our guys are going to play with it just to get them to come back (to the defensive zone). And we knew it was going to happen with these new rules. It's a process, especially for our offensive people.

Dana Altman

I thought he did everything he could tonight. Everyone will look at his 20 points, but I thought his defensive effort was pretty good.

Roy Williams

I thought defensively we've competed awfully, awfully hard. (The) first seventeen minutes of the first half, I think we had them at like twelve points and I think it was just hard work on the defensive end, I think we were limiting them to one shot.

I thought Cottrell stepped up really well today with the rebounding and his defensive intensity on the court.

Billy Donovan

I think you could see how hard it is to play back-to-back nights. I didn't like our defensive intensity in the first half. In the second half, we did a much, much better job.

I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was not a gang to sell drugs.

Billy Donovan

I was a defensive stopper. I shut guys down. I didn't shoot much.

Richard Jefferson

I was a defensive specialist ... I had to guard whoever Gilbert was supposed to be guarding, too. I'm telling you, Gilbert did not play defense.

Brad Miller

He's a 1-on-1 defensive machine. It's hard to get a free look when Ron's guarding you.

He's all speed. A fast guy. Quick. A pass-rushing defensive tackle, which is rare.

He?s a solid defensive player who?s doing a great job.

James Smith

He's a solid defensive player at third base. He's a good offensive hitter with a little pop to his bat.

He's a very good at keeping the play (going). That's typical of the more defensive style he plays.

Mike Timlin

He's a tough little hitter. He's got great speed. He makes good contact. Watching him on the defensive side, watching him go get the ball, he's pretty awesome. He's got good speed there. He's got very good reactions to the ball.

His real thing is edge rusher. He's a 4-3 defensive end. He'll be an edge guy for us.

Hockey is a weird game, and once you get that confidence, it just rolls and you roll with it. He's making great plays in the defensive zone, not just the offensive zone... We're going to ride him as long as we can.

He's a team player first. He's a defensive player second, and he's an offensive player third. He's just the ultimate of an unselfish young man. He's a great student, the kids love him.

Kobe Bryant

He's been doing the defensive part all year long. Sometimes, the people want more. Tonight he gave them more.

I don't understand out lack of defensive pride. It is incredibly disappointing to me.

I don't think so. If you're a defensive coordinator and they want you, they're not going to give you permission to go somewhere else. ... So I'm pretty sure that means they're letting you go be a D coordinator elsewhere because they've got other plans here.

Udonis Haslem

I don't think it will take long. We understand what the game plan is every game going out. The transition more than anything will probably be defensively, because everybody played different defensive schemes, and our scheme is probably one of the toughest schemes in the NBA because we work a lot harder.

I don't think our young defensive linemen played very well, or as well as they can. That was the most disappointing part of our defense.

For us, we may not be the most skillful group, but you can never fault the effort. The defensive end, that?s all it is, it?s heart.

I got a pretty good scolding in the locker room at halftime. I took it to heart and picked up my defensive intensity. I frustrated some people, got into their heads. I was having fun out there.

He's been a great contributor to this program. He's already helped start a tradition on the defensive line. ... We can recruit other players, but there'll never be another Mario Williams. When we're out recruiting defensive ends, that is what they should look like.