Defensive Quote by Ezekiel Elliott

This is a physical game, and that's how you have to play. When you do that, the defense eventually gets tired of tackling you.

— Ezekiel Elliott

I know my game is about trying to get past players and I know that if a bad tackle is coming my way, I…

— Adama Traore

I think that's part of building your team is trying to anticipate where your team is going and to a certain extent where, especially…

— Bill Belichick

You have to be physical. If you are not, defensive backs will try to pick on you.

— Calvin Johnson

When people know that you're going to give them the ball where they want it, then they're going to try to do the same…

— Marc Gasol

That's the attitude you have to have on defense. You have to want to hit. You have to want to be physical.

— Derrick Henry

The reality is that it's just the nature of the game. It's the nature of playing offensive line, defensive line, and linebackers, where your…

— Chris Borland

In the Championship you do take tackles where you think, 'OK, he is putting one on me to prove a point.' They want to…

— Mason Mount

I'm not used to tackles. I don't know, it's on your own the way you learn. I steal the ball in another way I…

— Rodri

A lot of teams don't think I'm physical, although some do. Some say I can be physical at times, but they don't see the…

— Rahim Moore

When you've got so many guys that can score the ball, you really don't want to get down and defend. You really don't want…

— Jae Crowder

I have always been small, so defenders have always been taller and tougher than me. So that's difficult for me; they foul me sometimes,…

— Eden Hazard