Quotes About Athletics

My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball.

You still have to be able to throw the ball and play good defense to win a championship.

I really had to create my own style, because it's kind of hard being a 6-1 defensive end. I'm really like 6-4 - really.

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 always liked the defensive part of baseball.

I work on my recoveries, coming back into the defensive line and things like that.

I have game-changing defensive abilities.

I'm not really a defensive midfielder.

Any time I'm healthy I feel like I'm the best defensive player in the NFL.

I just want to be the best defensive player I can be and anything I can give us offensively is a bonus.

Kirby Smart is one of the best defensive minds in college football.

It's something I pride myself on because in the NBA a lot of people are good offensively but you can set yourself apart on the defensive end. I can bring a lot of energy.

I've always prided myself on being a defensive big man.

Defensive player of the year is MVP in my book.

I like that I'm able to be one of the biggest guys in the league. It's a big advantage because sometimes you just don't beat a defensive back the way you want to.

Blocking a shot can really demoralize a person and defer them from coming to the rim the rest of the game. So being able to do that and change the landscape of the game by one play is pretty amazing.

It's clear that I'm a winger. I've now defined that as my position.

What defines 'success' - answering that question - is so important when you're growing up as an athlete. Success for one kid is different than for another kid.

Definitely, as a competitor, you want to get out there and play.

Laila Ali is not my definition of the best.

I last played in Dubai in the summer of 2009 and it was still over 40 degrees in the evening. It was extremely exhausting and absolute madness.

The media is very important, very powerful in athletics today, and we as coaches must try to learn more about what is a delicate job.

I don't think I have accuracy problems. I do think when my feet aren't set, I deliver a different type of ball.

Those plays are winning plays, getting those blocks. Somebody's trying to dunk the ball and you get a block and that's demoralizing for the guy that tried to dunk the basketball.