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Quotes About Defense

Coach K was fine with the way I played defense.
~ Jahlil Okafor
I had an affinity for criminal law because I came from that background. I understood it. A lot of lawyers of color understand the inequities of the system and become defense attorneys.
~ Sunny Hostin
Sometimes it happens, especially if you're a shooter. They say that you can't play great defense.
~ Jimmer Fredette
I always look forward to playing great players, great scorers, because I pride myself on my defense.
~ Malcolm Brogdon
It is an honor of a lifetime to be appointed secretary of defense and to lead the greatest military in history.
~ Mark Esper
Playing defense hard gets me going offensively.
~ Luol Deng
I pride myself on knowing the defense.
~ Eric Reid
The king of branding, Mr. Trump performs best when he is on the defense.
~ Mercedes Schlapp
You can't win championships without playing great defense.
~ Tom Herman
I think the '06 Ravens, if we woulda won a championship, would have been considered maybe the best of all time, because statistically, I think that defense led the NFL in more categories than any other defense in history.
~ Rex Ryan
The game changes when you play good defense and don't come up with the ball.
~ Chris Mullin
New York basketball is about defense.
~ Stephon Marbury
I'm ready to come out and show people I'm able to play defense.
~ Kevin Knox
A lot of people say you can't make the league if you can't play defense, so I really play really good defense. That's something I really pride myself on.
~ Kevin Knox
I trust my ability to play in any defense.
~ Eric Reid
People see me scoring now, but I got drafted because of my defense.
~ Donovan Mitchell
That's the best thing about playing defense. I get to see somebody else but myself get mad.
~ Ken Griffey Jr.
Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.
~ Rudy Gobert
My approach is always the same against any defense.
~ Derrick Henry
I grew up playing defense all the time with my older brothers and the older players.
~ Andrew Wiggins
You don't have to think, you just have to play hard on defense.
~ Rudy Gobert
I don't get so much credit for my defense.
~ Nick Young
Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.
~ DeAndre Jordan
That's the attitude you have to have on defense. You have to want to hit. You have to want to be physical.
~ Derrick Henry