Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Pires

Maybe we should play in a more defensive manner,

A.J. Hawk

Obviously we're not big defensive ends who are going to get 15 to 18 sacks a year. We're not going to be a running back who's going to rush for 1,500 yards. It's a spot where there's three or four of them on the field. I guess you can justify not taking guys too high.

Oconomowoc gave us a hard time down there earlier in the year and we expected another tough game tonight. It was kind of surprising. But that's what can happen when we play with that kind of defensive intensity.

Marcellus Wiley

My desire is to play as a pass-rushing defensive end on third down. If the opportunity to do that doesn't exist in Dallas, I don't want to be in Dallas.

Obviously, that's saying something about our defensive play and our goaltending. Those are the things you need going into the playoffs.

Obviously that's a game I'm going to watch because I did make some defensive mistakes on him.

Pascal Dupuis

Obviously, I've got to do more. I'm a defensive player now. I don't play on the power play anymore. That's fine. If that's what they want me to do, I'll work hard at that.

Dirk Nowitzki

Obviously, it would be great if we can hold home court. That's why you have it. But it's tough, especially when you're a good defensive team like Memphis. You can win anywhere, home or road.

When we started the season, I said we needed two more offensive linemen and two more defensive lineman. When we ended the season, we still needed the exact same thing.

We made a nice defensive stand in the second half. They stepped it up and got it done, which was very exciting considering we have 11 new starters on that side of the ball.

We made a few defensive adjustments and settled down after we got our first touchdown.

She's got great abilities to distribute the ball, and it's like a lost talent having her play stopper for us, but we now have her defensive capabilities and offensive capabilities, and I think it'll show.

She's one of those kids who's good on the ball, and she's really good off the ball, too. She's willing to take a charge, and she does a lot of the little things that go into making a great defensive player.

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.

She's just the player that does whatever the team needs. If we're not scoring, she'll step up and hit a three. Or if we're not getting any defensive stops she'll get a steal.

Old reliable, our defensive effort is what sustained us. I thought we made great stops down the stretch. They have two outstanding players and a nice supporting cast, and I thought we did a good job in the fourth quarter, particularly the last four minutes, of making huge defensive stops.

She had to do a lot for us. Most of the time she was guarding a player on the defensive end who was three or four inches taller than her. Her endurance was nothing but incredible. There weren't many games when she sat out for very long. She played a lot of minutes for us.

Daniel Gibson

Sixteen and oh is definitely a possibility. But our focus is on the next game. We've picked up our intensity on the defensive end.

She's a good setter. And we have more than one weapon, so she has a variety of hitters to go to. That helps. And we've had good defensive players, so she usually gets good passes. It all works together.

She may not look like the type of person who's going to come out and score for us. They just think of her as a defensive player. But without her scoring in the first half, it would have been a different game.

She is a total player. She does it on the defensive end, she does it on the offensive end. She has grown so much as a player throughout the years. She just keeps on growing.

Mike Scott has been giving us great defensive presence all year. The rebounds he got down the stretch were very key.

John Whisenant

Mistakes, turnovers, that's part of our defensive intention. We hope to get more shots than them (64-52), limit their shots, make their shots harder and limit their assists.

Losing two defensive starters (to graduation), Nicole has really stepped up and helped us.

Leadership isn't phenomenal and now you're entering pre-announcement season, so people are worried. Volume hasn't been great, but trends are definitely in place ? technology is for sale and defensive issues are to buy.

Mark Brunell

Let's face it, those guys hold if they can get away with it and it's hard to hold a defensive end when you can't grab onto him.

She stepped it up not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end and passing.

She was aggressive. I wish she could have been more of a defensive force this season for us. But she scored down low for us.

She's very clutch. She hits the shot you need, gets the defensive stop you need, gets the rebound you need.

Al Stewart

She's got the whole game. She usually drew the main offensive threat on the other team, and that defensive intensity was her trademark. She's not a flashy player, but she does a lot of good things.

Jim Schwartz

Let's say a prayer the injury isn't too severe. He was dominating inside. I don't know if I've seen a defensive tackle inside dominate the way he did today.

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.