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> [Good mothers are underrated, just like good defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-van-slyke/good-mothers-are-underrated-just-like-good-defense/)

[Andy Van Slyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-van-slyke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/andy-van-slyke-28024_defense_good-mothers-are-underrated-just-like-go_1351541.png)

> [“Try to relax. Sometimes the best offense is a good defense.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/becca-fitzpatrick/try-to-relax-sometimes-the-best-offense-is-a-good-defense/)

[Becca Fitzpatrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/becca-fitzpatrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/becca-fitzpatrick-321_football_try-to-relax-sometimes-the-best-offense_2401454.png)

> [Good basketball always starts with good defense!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-knight/good-basketball-always-starts-with-good-defense/)

[Bobby Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-knight/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/bobby-knight-2680_basketball_good-basketball-always-starts-with-good_1468868.png)

> [I'm quick, fast, have good defense and I never rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-porter/i-m-quick-fast-have-good-defense-and-i-never-rest/)

[Shawn Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-porter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/shawn-porter-6458_fast_i-m-quick-fast-have-good-defense-and-i-n_1568941.jpg)

> [Winning is more related to good defense than good offense](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-ramsay/winning-is-more-related-to-good-defense-than-good-offense/)

[Jack Ramsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-ramsay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/jack-ramsay-17764_basketball_winning-is-more-related-to-good-defense_1858640.png)

> [I was never any good on defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-ramirez/i-was-never-any-good-on-defense/)

[Manny Ramirez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-ramirez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/manny-ramirez-4792_any_i-was-never-any-good-on-defense-2609645_2609645.png)

> [When you're desperate, it's good on defense because your hair should be on fire, but it's bad on offense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-d-antoni/when-you-re-desperate-it-s-good-on-defense-because-your-hair-should/)

[Mike D'Antoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-d-antoni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/mike-d-antoni-5218_bad_when-you-re-desperate-it-s-good-on-defen_1511615.png)

> [I'm a really good shooter, three-point shooter. I'm good at defense. Dribbling, not so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-agdal/i-m-a-really-good-shooter-three-point-shooter-i-m-good-at-defense/)

[Nina Agdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-agdal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/nina-agdal-3362_defense_i-m-a-really-good-shooter-three-point-sh_872338.png)

> [It's really hard to go on a 10-, 12-play drive against a really good defense and put the ball in the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-herman/it-s-really-hard-to-go-on-a-10-12-play-drive-against-a-really-good/)

[Tom Herman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-herman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/tom-herman-9281_defense_it-s-really-hard-to-go-on-a-10-12-play-d_3187821.jpg)

> [We know that good defense is something we have to work on, and it's something that we have to get better at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauri-markkanen/we-know-that-good-defense-is-something-we-have-to-work-on-and-it-s/)

[Lauri Markkanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauri-markkanen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/lauri-markkanen-6521_better_we-know-that-good-defense-is-something-w_3048918.jpg)

> [“The best offense is a good defense, but a bad defense is offensive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-wolfe/the-best-offense-is-a-good-defense-but-a-bad-defense-is-offensive/)

[Gene Wolfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-wolfe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81b/gene-wolfe-2530_football_the-best-offense-is-a-good-defense-but-a_3101516.jpg)

> [I want to help my teammates. I try to bring good defense and not bother guys who can score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boban-marjanovic/i-want-to-help-my-teammates-i-try-to-bring-good-defense-and-not/)

[Boban Marjanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boban-marjanovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/boban-marjanovic-12496_football_i-want-to-help-my-teammates-i-try-to-bri_2876386.jpg)

> [To me, a good running back is a good defense. A good running back helps you keep your defense off the field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezekiel-elliott/to-me-a-good-running-back-is-a-good-defense-a-good-running-back-helps/)

[Ezekiel Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezekiel-elliott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/ezekiel-elliott-8432_back_to-me-a-good-running-back-is-a-good-defe_1205068.jpg)

> [I think Rumsfeld was not a good Defense Secretary. I'm glad he's gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-kristol/i-think-rumsfeld-was-not-a-good-defense-secretary-i-m-glad-he-s-gone/)

[Bill Kristol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-kristol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d52/bill-kristol-22119_quote_i-think-rumsfeld-was-not-a-good-defense_1473220.jpg)

> [A lot of people say you can't make the league if you can't play defense, so I really play really good defense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-knox/a-lot-of-people-say-you-can-t-make-the-league-if-you-can-t-play/)

[Kevin Knox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-knox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/kevin-knox-6027_good_a-lot-of-people-say-you-can-t-make-the-l_1499361.jpg)

> [Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quayle/bobby-knight-told-me-this-there-is-nothing-that-a-good-defense-cannot/)

[Dan Quayle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quayle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/dan-quayle-1780_defense_bobby-knight-told-me-this-there-is-nothi_1849770.jpg)

> [It's a game of making great pitches at the right time, being opportunistic by getting a run at the right time and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-candrea/it-s-a-game-of-making-great-pitches-at-the-right-time-being/)

[Mike Candrea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-candrea/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/mike-candrea-43148_defense_it-s-a-game-of-making-great-pitches-at-t_1247135.png)

> [I think there's a lot of different things that factor into playing good defense, and you just can't say, "All right, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-kelly/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-different-things-that-factor-into-playing/)

[Chip Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-kelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88c/chip-kelly-24354_balls_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-different-thing_879232.png)

> [I always say that I think my job is behind home plate, call a good game, play some good defense, and also,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz/i-always-say-that-i-think-my-job-is-behind-home-plate-call-a-good/)

[Carlos Ruiz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/carlos-ruiz-25407_game_i-always-say-that-i-think-my-job-is-behi_1992186.jpg)

> [“He loves that you love the car more than he does and thinks it’s awesome you’re getting so good in your defense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richelle-mead/he-loves-that-you-love-the-car-more-than-he-does-and-thinks-it-s/)

[richelle mead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richelle-mead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d8/richelle-mead-46_adrian_he-loves-that-you-love-the-car-more-than_591330.jpg)

> [I believe that good defense embodies seven cardinal principle: reduce the number of your opponent's shots; force your opponent into low percentage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolph-rupp/i-believe-that-good-defense-embodies-seven-cardinal-principle-reduce/)

[Adolph Rupp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolph-rupp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/adolph-rupp-40882_balls_i-believe-that-good-defense-embodies-sev_2232119.jpg)

> [I look at like this: Any player I guard, long twos or shots like that, if they make them I still think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-beverley/i-look-at-like-this-any-player-i-guard-long-twos-or-shots-like-that/)

[Patrick Beverley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-beverley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/patrick-beverley-6197_defense_i-look-at-like-this-any-player-i-guard-l_315938.jpg)

> [Defense wins championships. A good offense is beat by a good defense, always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bolling/defense-wins-championships-a-good-offense-is-beat-by-a-good-defense/)

[Eric Bolling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bolling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/eric-bolling-9033_beats_defense-wins-championships-a-good-offens_1574158.png)

> [The game changes when you play good defense and don't come up with the ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-mullin/the-game-changes-when-you-play-good-defense-and-don-t-come-up-with/)

[Chris Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-mullin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/chris-mullin-6422_come_the-game-changes-when-you-play-good-defe_2351874.jpg)

> [You still have to be able to throw the ball and play good defense to win a championship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cowher/you-still-have-to-be-able-to-throw-the-ball-and-play-good-defense-to/)

[Bill Cowher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cowher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/bill-cowher-4099_championship_you-still-have-to-be-able-to-throw-the-b_1853374.png)

> [I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-connors/i-wasn-t-a-bad-basketball-player-but-i-was-far-from-the-world-s/)

[Chuck Connors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-connors/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/chuck-connors-50578_bad_i-wasn-t-a-bad-basketball-player-but-i-w_2713303.jpg)

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