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title: "102 Play Defense Quotes by 84 authors"
description: "Browse 102 Play Defense quotes by 84 authors. Discover the best Play Defense sayings and thoughts."
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> [I like to play defense. That's my niche.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-gordon/i-like-to-play-defense-that-s-my-niche/)

[Aaron Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-gordon/)

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> [I trust my ability to play in any defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-reid/i-trust-my-ability-to-play-in-any-defense/)

[Eric Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-reid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/eric-reid-7580_ability_i-trust-my-ability-to-play-in-any-defens_543075.jpg)

> [I try to play defense and be an unselfish teammate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-conley-jr/i-try-to-play-defense-and-be-an-unselfish-teammate/)

[Mike Conley Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-conley-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/mike-conley-jr-5914_defense_i-try-to-play-defense-and-be-an-unselfis_239073.jpg)

> [I'm a good defender, so I like to play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/goran-dragic/i-m-a-good-defender-so-i-like-to-play-defense/)

[Goran Dragic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/goran-dragic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcc/goran-dragic-6388_defender_i-m-a-good-defender-so-i-like-to-play-de_2724064.jpg)

> [I wasn't going to play on defense in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezekiel-elliott/i-wasn-t-going-to-play-on-defense-in-college/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d1/ezekiel-elliott-8432_college_i-wasn-t-going-to-play-on-defense-in-col_270430.jpg)

> [You have to play defense for the pitchers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trea-turner/you-have-to-play-defense-for-the-pitchers/)

[Trea Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trea-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/trea-turner-6463_defense_you-have-to-play-defense-for-the-pitcher_1864613.jpg)

> [We've got to play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-doncic/we-ve-got-to-play-defense/)

[Luka Doncic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luka-doncic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddb/luka-doncic-6050_defense_we-ve-got-to-play-defense-2941508_2941508.jpg)

> [You have to play defense, that's how you win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bondra/you-have-to-play-defense-that-s-how-you-win/)

[Peter Bondra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bondra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/peter-bondra-31222_defense_you-have-to-play-defense-that-s-how-you_2975750.png)

> [I want to be a true point guard and try to play defense and offense and do the little things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-schroder/i-want-to-be-a-true-point-guard-and-try-to-play-defense-and-offense/)

[Dennis Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-schroder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/dennis-schroder-6914_little-things_i-want-to-be-a-true-point-guard-and-try_1396657.jpg)

> [Yeah, I mean, if you're bracing yourself playing defense, you shouldn't play defense, one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-chung/yeah-i-mean-if-you-re-bracing-yourself-playing-defense-you-shouldn-t/)

[Patrick Chung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-chung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93a/patrick-chung-7083_defense_yeah-i-mean-if-you-re-bracing-yourself-p_333638.jpg)

> [It's easier to play defense when you can be a bit more physical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jordan-poole/it-s-easier-to-play-defense-when-you-can-be-a-bit-more-physical/)

[Jordan Poole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jordan-poole/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e34/jordan-poole-6930_defense_it-s-easier-to-play-defense-when-you-can_817875.jpg)

> [But as far as I'm concerned, I can still play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-palmeiro/but-as-far-as-i-m-concerned-i-can-still-play-defense/)

[Rafael Palmeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-palmeiro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/337/rafael-palmeiro-15113_concerned_but-as-far-as-i-m-concerned-i-can-still_2215887.png)

> [For me, I just go out there and play defense, hit some open shots and keep it rolling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-ingles/for-me-i-just-go-out-there-and-play-defense-hit-some-open-shots-and/)

[Joe Ingles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-ingles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9eb/joe-ingles-6227_go_for-me-i-just-go-out-there-and-play-defe_1456408.jpg)

> [I need to be the best player I can, score and play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-fournier/i-need-to-be-the-best-player-i-can-score-and-play-defense/)

[Evan Fournier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-fournier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/evan-fournier-5766_best_i-need-to-be-the-best-player-i-can-score_3059487.jpg)

> [When we are organised on the pitch, it is easier to play in defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-bonucci/when-we-are-organised-on-the-pitch-it-is-easier-to-play-in-defense/)

[Leonardo Bonucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-bonucci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cc/leonardo-bonucci-8411_defense_when-we-are-organised-on-the-pitch-it-is_1231781.jpg)

> [I guess people looked at me in college, said I couldn't shoot or play defense. I proved them wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayson-tatum/i-guess-people-looked-at-me-in-college-said-i-couldn-t-shoot-or-play/)

[Jayson Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayson-tatum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/jayson-tatum-8565_college_i-guess-people-looked-at-me-in-college-s_601373.jpg)

> [If you are going to have to play defense all the time, you cannot have the kind of ingenuity, assertiveness, independence, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arlen-specter/if-you-are-going-to-have-to-play-defense-all-the-time-you-cannot-have/)

[Arlen Specter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arlen-specter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/arlen-specter-4360_assertiveness_if-you-are-going-to-have-to-play-defense_130953.png)

> [People have this big consensus that I'm just a big bat and I can't play defense. I beg to differ. I'm going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-schwarber/people-have-this-big-consensus-that-i-m-just-a-big-bat-and-i-can-t/)

[Kyle Schwarber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-schwarber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72f/kyle-schwarber-6341_big_people-have-this-big-consensus-that-i-m_1040593.jpg)

> [I'd like to say I'm a thinker. Sometimes I try not to think too much, in certain aspects of the game. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-posey/i-d-like-to-say-i-m-a-thinker-sometimes-i-try-not-to-think-too-much/)

[Buster Posey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-posey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/buster-posey-5087_defense_i-d-like-to-say-i-m-a-thinker-sometimes_1085048.png)

> [When you hear '3 and D guy,' you think of someone that can stand in the corner, make some jump shots when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-hart/when-you-hear-3-and-d-guy-you-think-of-someone-that-can-stand-in-the/)

[Josh Hart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-hart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/josh-hart-6295_defense_when-you-hear-3-and-d-guy-you-think-of-s_755785.jpg)

> [Basketball has turned into an offensive-minded situation. They don't play on both ends. They don't play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-payton/basketball-has-turned-into-an-offensive-minded-situation-they-don-t/)

[Gary Payton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-payton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60d/gary-payton-4951_basketball_basketball-has-turned-into-an-offensive_2181170.png)

> [They're going to make a few shots here and there, but my job is to play defense to the best of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-gordon/they-re-going-to-make-a-few-shots-here-and-there-but-my-job-is-to/)

[Aaron Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-gordon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/aaron-gordon-6882_ability_they-re-going-to-make-a-few-shots-here-a_2992008.jpg)

> [If you have a defensive concept, you're going to play defense. If you don't have a defensive concept, and you have an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-arenas/if-you-have-a-defensive-concept-you-re-going-to-play-defense-if-you/)

[Gilbert Arenas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-arenas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/gilbert-arenas-3494_defense_if-you-have-a-defensive-concept-you-re-g_2381629.png)

> [It's not always fun. It burns inside to play defense. But you have to keep working and eventually defense is something you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-knox/it-s-not-always-fun-it-burns-inside-to-play-defense-but-you-have-to/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/kevin-knox-6027_always_it-s-not-always-fun-it-burns-inside-to-p_2156259.jpg)

> [“Perhaps the LORD will act in our behalf.” Don't play defense with your life. Play offense with your kids, your wife, your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/perhaps-the-lord-will-act-in-our-behalf-don-t-play-defense-with-your/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a09/mark-batterson-1137_dare-to-dream_perhaps-the-lord-will-act-in-our-behalf_219599.png)

> [If you are armed with knowledge, if you are aware that certain dynamics are at play then you have options. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-greene/if-you-are-armed-with-knowledge-if-you-are-aware-that-certain/)

[Robert Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-greene/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/robert-greene-498_certain_if-you-are-armed-with-knowledge-if-you-a_2739290.png)

> [My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/my-mental-approach-is-totally-different-my-coach-predicated/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/eric-williams-26513_approach_my-mental-approach-is-totally-different_245797.jpg)

> [If one of our players gets his second foul in the first half, then he must come out of the game and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-daly/if-one-of-our-players-gets-his-second-foul-in-the-first-half-then-he/)

[Chuck Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-daly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/chuck-daly-25949_art_if-one-of-our-players-gets-his-second-fo_379951.jpg)

> [Something like missing a shot, and the next play you're thinking about it, or you give up a play on defense and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grayson-allen/something-like-missing-a-shot-and-the-next-play-you-re-thinking-about/)

[Grayson Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grayson-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cae/grayson-allen-12984_next_something-like-missing-a-shot-and-the-ne_76528.jpg)

> [I think it's relatively easy to play defense against a team that can only do one thing. Unfortunately, that's not what we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-belichick/i-think-it-s-relatively-easy-to-play-defense-against-a-team-that-can/)

[Bill Belichick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-belichick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/bill-belichick-4882_class_i-think-it-s-relatively-easy-to-play-def_1127121.jpg)

> [When you play defense what happens is everybody pays attention and they start talking about how you're the stopper, you can stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-payton/when-you-play-defense-what-happens-is-everybody-pays-attention-and/)

[Gary Payton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-payton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75e/gary-payton-4951_attention_when-you-play-defense-what-happens-is-ev_2310892.png)

> [It's not just passing, I gotta play defense, I gotta rebound, I gotta talk, I could have 40 and not talk and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-murray/it-s-not-just-passing-i-gotta-play-defense-i-gotta-rebound-i-gotta/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/jamal-murray-6244_energy_it-s-not-just-passing-i-gotta-play-defen_2888291.jpg)

> [You make other team think you going one way and you got to sell the move going that way and you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-iverson/you-make-other-team-think-you-going-one-way-and-you-got-to-sell-the/)

[Allen Iverson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-iverson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/allen-iverson-8217_moving_you-make-other-team-think-you-going-one_611429.jpg)

> [We got to stop people. We go ahead and we score 100 points every night, but we give up more. Our whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allen-iverson/we-got-to-stop-people-we-go-ahead-and-we-score-100-points-every-night/)

[Allen Iverson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allen-iverson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fc/allen-iverson-8217_back-when_we-got-to-stop-people-we-go-ahead-and-we_2052641.jpg)

> [I can play defense against anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-oubre-jr/i-can-play-defense-against-anybody/)

[Kelly Oubre, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-oubre-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef7/kelly-oubre-jr-6750_against_i-can-play-defense-against-anybody-17095_170951.jpg)

> [If I need to I can play defense, I guess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-sock/if-i-need-to-i-can-play-defense-i-guess/)

[Jack Sock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-sock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/jack-sock-5909_defense_if-i-need-to-i-can-play-defense-i-guess_1757213.jpg)

> [You need to love to play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serge-ibaka/you-need-to-love-to-play-defense/)

[Serge Ibaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serge-ibaka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/serge-ibaka-5301_defense_you-need-to-love-to-play-defense-1638688_1638688.png)

> [Not all players want to play defense. You get in foul trouble, you're going to be on the bench.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serge-ibaka/not-all-players-want-to-play-defense-you-get-in-foul-trouble-you-re/)

[Serge Ibaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serge-ibaka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42c/serge-ibaka-5301_bench_not-all-players-want-to-play-defense-you_2150196.png)

> [That's how I grew up. Just play defense - and make a basket.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kawhi-leonard/that-s-how-i-grew-up-just-play-defense-and-make-a-basket/)

[Kawhi Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kawhi-leonard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8b/kawhi-leonard-7933_basket_that-s-how-i-grew-up-just-play-defense-a_795731.jpg)

> [I can make shots, definitely, and I can play defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-oubre-jr/i-can-make-shots-definitely-and-i-can-play-defense/)

[Kelly Oubre, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-oubre-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1d/kelly-oubre-jr-6750_defense_i-can-make-shots-definitely-and-i-can-pl_3198174.jpg)

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