Quotes About Defense

United States and our allied partners need to wake up. ISIS is at war with us and civilization.

People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.

A gun is a necessity. Who knows if you're walking down a street and you spot a moose?

We used to fight the LRA with only one dimensional force that only walks on foot, but now, we have got multiple forces to fight the rebels.

There was a time when rival teams used a shift against me. They would put the second baseman on the shortstop's side of the bag, move the shortstop into the hole to his right, and have the third baseman hug the foul line. The idea was to build an infield wall against a known right-handed pull hitter.

Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.

I'm a big fan of Marcus Smart.

I think anytime that you can eliminate the big hit, it's obviously not only going to be good for your team, but it's going to be good for yourself.

I always felt defense was a big part of my game.

Anytime the defense scores first - anytime the defense scores when I'm on the bench - that's big time. That takes a little pressure off.

It doesn't make much sense to blitz a guy that gets rid of the ball in less than 1.5 seconds.

Lots of times I have to leave the goal to block a ball.

I know I can block shots and I've got to do it. That's part of my job as a big.

I block shots and stay out the way.

My goal is to protect the basket. Most of the time, I won't block the shot but I'm going to affect the shot or I'm going to affect the way they think.

Sometimes, I see the guys driving and they don't even look at the rim, they just dribble out so it's as good as a block or even better because I'm kind of laughing when I see that. That's what it's about.

I think my wingspan helps me out on defense, because I can cover a little more ground and block a few more shots.

I've been learning when to block shots against who I'm playing. I'm not just going to leave a shooter to go block shots.

Being quick off the ground helps you block shots.

I'm always trying to block shots.

You're talking about defense and calling games and blocking balls, I'm going to be right there with anybody.

You've gotta play a head game; especially blocking shots, you've gotta make it hard. You're playing against the best of the best: they're not gonna go straight to the basket, do a layup. You've gotta lure them into some shots.

I've always loved blocking shots.

I'm utilized for playing defense, blocking shots and getting rebounds.