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title: "7 Defensive Play Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Defensive Play quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Defensive Play sayings and thoughts."
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> [I need to work on defensive play and being consistent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-crosby/i-need-to-work-on-defensive-play-and-being-consistent/)

[Sidney Crosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-crosby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/sidney-crosby-8501_consistent_i-need-to-work-on-defensive-play-and-bei_933839.png)

> [Night Train Lane was the best defensive back to ever play the game. I tried to pattern my game after him because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herb-adderley/night-train-lane-was-the-best-defensive-back-to-ever-play-the-game-i/)

[Herb Adderley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herb-adderley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/692/herb-adderley-68946_brown_night-train-lane-was-the-best-defensive_1953077.jpg)

> [Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tex-winter/probably-the-most-important-aspect-of-individual-defensive-play-is/)

[Tex Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tex-winter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/tex-winter-55310_action_probably-the-most-important-aspect-of-in_2021559.jpg)

> [We can't get down on one loss or one bad defensive play. We gotta play through it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-murray/we-can-t-get-down-on-one-loss-or-one-bad-defensive-play-we-gotta-play/)

[Jamal Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-murray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8e/jamal-murray-6244_bad_we-can-t-get-down-on-one-loss-or-one-bad_2262893.jpg)

> [Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tex-winter/good-defensive-play-is-as-much-a-matter-of-hustle-desire-and-pride-as/)

[Tex Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tex-winter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b11/tex-winter-55310_basketball_good-defensive-play-is-as-much-a-matter_2314934.jpg)

> [I think every time I go in a game, I have added something positive. I have gotten a rebound or made a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-lobo/i-think-every-time-i-go-in-a-game-i-have-added-something-positive-i/)

[Rebecca Lobo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-lobo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/rebecca-lobo-29951_focus_i-think-every-time-i-go-in-a-game-i-have_2764586.png)

> [I loved to make a great defensive play, I'd rather do that than hit a home run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-dickey/i-loved-to-make-a-great-defensive-play-i-d-rather-do-that-than-hit-a/)

[Bill Dickey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-dickey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/bill-dickey-49962_defensive_i-loved-to-make-a-great-defensive-play-i_2825505.png)

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