Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

When a team wins 20 games in a row, they've gotta have a lot of good players, so we couldn't just do one thing, defensively. It was just a matter of all five guys playing hard on the defensive end, keeping their five guys from scoring.

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.

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.

Norman Schwarzkopf

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

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.

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.

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.

James Farrior

We definitely feel like as a defensive team, we need to stop the run and try to force them into things they don't want to do. We can't have them running and throwing the ball. We're going to have to take something away.

Mike Kelly

We definitely would like to get out and fill some lanes. Where our speed really needs to be utilized is at the defensive end of the floor.

Dominik Hasek

We definitely played a much stronger game. From the defensive point, we did a good job. They only scored two goals.

We gave them too many wide-open opportunities. I don't think we were as intense as we needed to be on the defensive end.

We gave them some different defensive looks that maybe they were anticipating.

We don't just have one defensive stopper. It's just a team effort. On offense, only three players are in on the play -- the passer, the screener and the shooter. All five have to be playing defense.

Brian Bell

We worked on that defensive scheme all week with blitzes,

The defensive problems aren't one thing, and it's no one person. It (the lapses) always seems to come during a timely possession.

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 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.

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 played as good a defensive half as we have all year. And that's saying a lot for us. We just took it to another level.

Dominik Hasek

We played a really strong defensive game. The 5-on-3s were the key. We killed them off and that was important for our success.

Chris Collins

We played a much different game in the second half than we did in the first. Tonight we had kids playing on the defensive line that are jayvee offensive lineman.

Chris Collins

We played a much different game in the second half than we did in the first, ... Tonight we had kids playing on the defensive line that are jayvee offensive lineman.