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title: "4 Defensive Quotes By Rudy Gobert"
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> [I think when you're a very good defensive team you give yourself a chance every night, on the road, at home, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-think-when-you-re-a-very-good-defensive-team-you-give-yourself-a/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

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> [The Defensive Player of the Year is the guy that makes his team better. Not only gets stats - it's the guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/the-defensive-player-of-the-year-is-the-guy-that-makes-his-team/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

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> [Everyone sees me as a defensive-minded guy, but both sides of the court are important. If you want to win, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/everyone-sees-me-as-a-defensive-minded-guy-but-both-sides-of-the/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/rudy-gobert-5869_court_everyone-sees-me-as-a-defensive-minded-g_1611327.jpg)

> [I'd take the Defensive Player of the Year any day over an All-Star selection. There's only one of these in the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-d-take-the-defensive-player-of-the-year-any-day-over-an-all-star/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

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## Other authors on Defensive

## More by Rudy Gobert

> [I think everybody needs to think about making plays for the team, making winning plays, before thinking about how many points we're going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-think-everybody-needs-to-think-about-making-plays-for-the-team/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I do a lot of things to help my team winning - set screens, roll into the rim, finishing. I think I can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-do-a-lot-of-things-to-help-my-team-winning-set-screens-roll-into/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-just-try-to-set-good-screens-and-get-my-teammates-open/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [Obviously, the basketball career doesn't last forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/obviously-the-basketball-career-doesn-t-last-forever/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I'm prepared to guard anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-m-prepared-to-guard-anyone/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I definitely want to be one of the best players in the history of the game. That's a good goal to have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-definitely-want-to-be-one-of-the-best-players-in-the-history-of-the/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I was watching 'Space Jam' when I was a kid but that was pretty much the only thing I knew about the NBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-was-watching-space-jam-when-i-was-a-kid-but-that-was-pretty-much/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I think I learned how it works in the league. When you are outside you don't understand everything, but when you are inside you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-think-i-learned-how-it-works-in-the-league-when-you-are-outside-you/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [Everything I do, I do it to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/everything-i-do-i-do-it-to-win/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [I might win a championship. I might win two or three. I might not. The journey to get there is, for me, the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/i-might-win-a-championship-i-might-win-two-or-three-i-might-not-the/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [It's a team game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/it-s-a-team-game/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [You don't have to think, you just have to play hard on defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/you-don-t-have-to-think-you-just-have-to-play-hard-on-defense/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [It's not just about doing things in Utah or in France. It's about doing things everywhere and having an impact everywhere. There are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/it-s-not-just-about-doing-things-in-utah-or-in-france-it-s-about/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [The more you see, the more you know, the more you feel like you can help others and the more you feel like you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/the-more-you-see-the-more-you-know-the-more-you-feel-like-you-can/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

> [Even though I didn't have a lot of material things, I had the love and education and all together a lot of kids don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudy-gobert/even-though-i-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-material-things-i-had-the-love-and/)

[Rudy Gobert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudy-gobert/)

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