Defender Quote by Buddy Hield

What I am saying is that mental ability is really important for defenders.

— Matthijs de Ligt

That has to help if you know the mentality of your opponent, and how he wants to play.

— Adama Traore

It's all a mind thing, just all mental. You have to know going into the game you have to play at a high level,…

— Terry Rozier

You have to play offense and defense without thinking, and react like you know what to do, but if you're thinking of where to…

— Mike D'Antoni

You have to try to play well and focus on your game, and that's it.

— Ricky Rubio

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

You can't control yourself in a game while people are screaming at you, teammates, referees trying to get in the middle. So you end…

— Zaza Pachulia

The biggest thing mentally is I'm just always focused on when I get a chance to be out there to help us make plays…

— David Lee

Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously work on…

— Ali Krieger

Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.

— Per Mertesacker

It takes brains. It's not like a forward, where you can get away with scoring and not play defense. On defense you have to…

— Chris Chelios

Defenses know how to take you out of the game. I definitely don't get discouraged about it.

— Tavon Austin