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Quotes About Defender

Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously work on completing passes, not being too predictable going forward into the attack, good services into the box, good positioning and footwork.
~ Ali Krieger
Ideally, you want a defender with Premier League experience.
~ Shaun Wright-Phillips
If a defender has the ball and turns, we start pressing the goalkeeper before he passes back because if they make a mistake, it is a chance.
~ Demba Ba
I just think I have to be a defender. If I can attack, it's a bonus.
~ Kyle Walker
Sergio Ramos has everything to become the best defender in the world, if he is not already.
~ Paolo Maldini
I'm a defender of the Second Amendment to the Constitution.
~ Joe Manchin
My position is a centre back, but I've played right back before and I started my footballing career as a midfielder. I see myself as a central defender, and I feel most comfortable there.
~ Victor Lindelof
I don't know one player who doesn't make a mistake, especially a defender and especially how we play at Liverpool.
~ Dejan Lovren
I am not just a defender of the California Dream. I am a product of it.
~ Kevin de Leon
Sergio Ramos is the best defender in the world, but it's not just me saying this.
~ Giorgio Chiellini
I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!
~ Roberto Firmino
Not many know this, but in training sessions, I like to play in the center-back position sometimes. I think I'm good at that position, and my father used to be a central defender. Some people don't realize that if you play in that position, you can better understand how the defender thinks.
~ Dimitar Berbatov
I think Serie A has always been a goal of mine to play in one day, because as a defender if you get the chance to experience Serie A you want to do it.
~ Chris Smalling
LeBron is not a good defender.
~ Serge Ibaka
The biggest pass for a defender is a pass forward.
~ Vincent Kompany
As attorney general I see my role as defender both of press freedom and of the fair administration of justice.
~ Dominic Grieve
I wasn't a natural defender. I was a striker as a kid. I have learned a lot but there is more to learn, of course.
~ Micah Richards
When you come out of pick-and-roll, it's really tough to step back and shoot because the defender is coming.
~ Goran Dragic
There's no bigger stage than this, so each and every night, every opportunity I get, I'm gonna try to prove and show the world that I'm the best perimeter defender in the NBA.
~ Avery Bradley
I've always played left-back and I'm an established defender so that is the focus for me in games.
~ Patrick van Aanholt
I played central defender for the most part when I started playing football, either central defence or right-back.
~ Bruno Fernandes
Academy wingers always pick up the ball and then cut inside or lay it off. No one runs at players like I do, or gets to the back stick and overpowers a defender.
~ Michail Antonio
Presnel Kimpembe has everything to become one of the best defenders in Europe.
~ Thomas Tuchel
I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.
~ Jerome Boateng