Quotes About Determination

Defending is easy. You just have to want to defend. It's not like defending is hard. It's just, like, more of an attitude.

I don't think of us as defending ourselves. I think of us as a challenger, an attacker.

I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.

When I look at my career, I was really about defending.

Defending is mostly about focus.

I don't really focus on the guy that's defending me.

I'll pinch-run all day, I'll play defense all day, it doesn't matter to me.

But as far as I'm concerned, I can still play defense.

You have to play defense, that's how you win.

There's always going to be a way for me to go around a defense or play mind games and find a way to win.

It's a conscious effort for me to be aggressive and take what the defense gives you.

Basketball, you're not always going to have your best, but you find ways. If I'm not shooting well, I can pass, I can play defense. There's other things I can do. I can take that to golf.

I'm ready to come out and show people I'm able to play defense.

I don't really worry about what the defense is trying to scheme to do against me. It really doesn't matter.

That's the attitude you have to have on defense. You have to want to hit. You have to want to be physical.

I really don't look at myself as a defensive end or a linebacker or a cornerback or a safety. I don't try to limit myself to just rushing the passer or dropping back in coverage or being a run-stopper; I try to be great at football.

I want to be the defensive player to break the MVP barrier. I want to break barriers. I want to do things when people tell me I can't.

I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.

I want to be the Defensive Player of the Year and, if I have the chance, be MVP.

I feel like I can be a great defensive player when I put my mind to it for the whole game, not just half the game.

I want to be Defensive Player of the Year.

We can't get down on one loss or one bad defensive play. We gotta play through it.

It's important for me to be aggressive and not defer.

I was born asthmatic so came into boxing with deficiencies.