Quotes About Defense

Never underestimate the kick to the groin.

Everyone underestimates the kick to the groin.

When France resolved, along with England, to lend assistance in the legitimate defense of Poland, the realization burst on us that a conflict of awesome proportions was inevitable.

Probably what pushed the Russians over the edge was SDI. They realized they couldn't beat us.

When you're afraid, you look to amass power to defend yourself, not realizing that can also be corrupting.

I've spent my adult life in the national security realm.

You've got to try to guard, make an effort to defend to the best of your ability. You have to rebound the ball, which was an area that was so critical. And they wanted you to play smart and have fun. I've kind of tried to let our people understand those are the most important things that I could possibly tell them.

That's why big guys exist. It's our job to protect the paint. It's our job to rebound. And it's our job to get the easy points.

I gotta defend, I gotta protect the rim, I gotta rebound, I gotta set good picks for the guys, finish on offense, and I think that is not going to change much.

When you defend and rebound and you trust the pass on the offensive end, you're going to have the ability to win a lot of games.

Everybody knows I'm not on the floor because I'm great scorer or free throw shooter. It's because I'm out there to defend and rebound.

Rebuilding the military is something Putin will pay attention to.

Modernizing the U.S. Navy is a key component of rebuilding our military.

The advantage of a market-based national defense is obvious: Every citizen would receive an individualized amount of military protection, based on the value each of us placed on defending the homeland.

If you can put your hands on the receiver and get to him fast, that messes up everything for them. If I don't put hands on him, he's probably going to beat me on the route.

Given the way Duke plays its offense and defense, in high school I was very interested in playing for Coach K. Then when you get there and see how good he is, you buy into it a hundred percent. He has a recipe for how to be successful on the court.

Protection and patriotism are reciprocal. This is the way which has led nations to greatness.

I've always liked taking the ball out of defence and I will carry on doing that but at the end of the day I'm a defender, and that's what I want to be known as - a defender, getting in the blocks and the headers that people don't recognise I do, the dirty stuff that every defender should do and should be good at.

I remember in Charlotte, they looked to me every day. I'm 30 now. And now it's, 'Let's just win.' Maybe when I was 26 there would have been ego. Now, I just appreciate the recognition for the defense.

Even though I am not going to coach in the future, if I had to pass on a recommendation, it would be to base your game on having a strong defence.

I have heard what has been said, but most of the time, I recover the ball without making a foul.

When we have to defend, I just try to recover the ball for the team because it's important, but I always try to go forward when we have the ball.

What I want is to recover the ball as near to the other box as we can, and when we have the ball, play.

Without the red line, I think it's going to be a lot more exciting game, and I think you're going to get more scoring chances.