Quotes About Determination

I have kind of a personality defect in that I find the word 'no' hard to articulate.

To win games sometimes I need to get more in attack, and sometimes I need to defend more, but the main thing is to focus on getting the three points every game, and I will manage when to go forward more and when to help the team in defence.

I'm not a player to defend or run around. I want the ball.

The only thing I can do is continue to defend myself.

I'm never going to give up - it's part of my lifeblood to help, protect, and defend Israel.

If I'm only going to play one more match, I want to take a wicket with every ball, not try and defend a boundary.

I just have to do what I have to do. I have to defend my belt.

In 1994, the critics said I was too young, in 1998, that I couldn't cross the ball, and in 2002 that I didn't know how to defend.

The United States is going to defend itself under any circumstances.

We have to defend America and be strong.

I have always done everything to defend my goal.

I am not going to be one of these guys who doesn't defend his belt. I am going to defend my belt actively.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

I would defend, just so long as I play.

If the championship has to be defended, the championship has to be defended.

I played a lot of times at the beginning at Ajax as a left full back with a fantastic combination with Mark Overmars but I think as a central defender and a leader in the back it was my best role I think.

I'm a good defender, so I like to play defense.

Do I want to be the best defender in Europe? Of course. Any defender will tell you that - who wouldn't want to be the best?

There's no bigger stage than this, so each and every night, every opportunity I get, I'm gonna try to prove and show the world that I'm the best perimeter defender in the NBA.

I look at it this way: If the defender gets the chance they'll lay it on you. So for the most part I just try to go out there and bring it to them like they would try to do to me.

I've always felt like I've had the tools to be a good defender - long and quick, still working on my strength - I feel like I've had the tools, I just have to go out there and do it.

Since my early days, I've been used to playing with older boys and strong defenders.

You want to play against the best defenders and the best teams. You want to test yourself.

I feel like I can be one of the top defenders in the league and that's what I'm going to try to be.