Quotes About Defense

The experience of playing EuroLeague ball gave myself a different perspective on just the way the game's played. Every possession matters. Everything has to be on point. Offence, defensively - everybody has to be connected.

We have four parts of our game: working against the ball; in possession; losing the ball; winning the ball. If you are good in all four parts, you have a good chance of winning.

Being able to hedge on a ball screen and the guy coming off and being able to guard him for a brief second and then go back and block a shot in one possessions, that's big. There's not many dudes that can do that.

As a big man, rebounding is a big part of the game and it's also a huge part of our defense and being able to finish possessions off.

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

If you try to break into my house, you will be severely lacerated and possibly electrocuted, and I'm fine with that. Because if you're breaking into my house, you're on your own.

I don't like isolation play, unless you're in the low post.

I don't think, post 9/11, we're going to wait for real obvious things like Country A attacking Country B - because Country A doesn't attack Country B any more.

Al Jefferson. One-on-one on the post, man, can't guard him.

I feel like I can defend three different positions: point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards who don't want to play too much in the post.

I'm not just shooting 3s. I'm working on my mid-range game, working in the post as well, trying to mix in everything and be the most complete player I can both offensively and defensively.

When we classify an issue as a 'shield issue' it is usually because we feel that someone else occupies the high ground on that issue. We feel we can't win on that issue and so we adopt a defensive posture.

I mean, to be honest with you, my whole career I've guarded players that have outweighed me by 30 pounds. Period, 'Melo to LeBron.

It is not the least anxiety that we have so little powder and lead on hand.

The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?

It is important to have tough and strong players to win back the ball and give consistency to a team.

If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I kept him to seven, I'm winning the game.

Many of my e-mails have been maliciously taken out of context, another effort by those assaulting my career.

You control what you do offensively, defensively. You're controlling who you play, how you want to play.

Any time Gronk has been matched up with a corner, he's had a very bad game - and that corner has had a very good game.

Counterterrorism, cyberterrorism, it's real.

I love seeing the drop coverage.

With the overhand right in the past, I always got caught. My chin was up, and my shoulder wasn't where it was supposed to be, covering my chin.

In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders.