I wasn't going to play on defense in college.

This is a physical game, and that's how you have to play. When you do that, the defense eventually gets tired of tackling you.

— Ezekiel Elliott

My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart…

— Eric Williams

A lot of guys are offensive minded, which is good at some points and times but bad at others - at lots of others.…

— Jimmy Butler

A big part of defense is effort and moving your feet and a will and wanting to play defense. You put it all together,…

— Kevin Huerter

If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and not re-enter…

— Chuck Daly

I try to play defense and be an unselfish teammate.

— Mike Conley Jr

In high school, you don't play much defense. It's mostly offense. In college, it's vice versa, and that's what I tried to do.

— Donte DiVincenzo

I can play defense against anybody.

— Kelly Oubre, Jr

If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and intelligence which…

— Arlen Specter

We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play…

— Steve Yzerman

Yeah, I mean, if you're bracing yourself playing defense, you shouldn't play defense, one.

— Patrick Chung

I'm going to go out there and do what I do and play football, and everything will work out.

— Ezekiel Elliott

I really enjoy going to play for the national team and be with the guys.

— Cedi Osman

“Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf.” Don't play defense with your life. Play offense with your kids, your wife, your life. Don't…

— Mark Batterson

Something like missing a shot, and the next play you're thinking about it, or you give up a play on defense and you're thinking…

— Grayson Allen