Quote by Jeffery Deaver

“You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.”

— Sun Tzu

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

— Tavon Austin

“think it's better this way, with you as the last line of defense. You let us run ourselves into the ground and clean up…

— Nora Sakavic

I want to become the player that the offense gameplans around, that the offense fears coming into the game.

— Rey Maualuga

“Don't watch the plays of the other team waiting to defend, be you and make them defense.”

— Audrey Regan

"Chess has definitely helped me understand a lot of the strategy of football. In chess, good offense is often an exercise in putting multiple…

— Reggie Rivers

I've learned how defenses will play me.

— Jerami Grant

“Two keys to offensive play: creating chaos and executing on chances.”

— Greg Wyshynski

“Defensive coverage is about anticipation, and offensive effectiveness is essentially the art of surprise.”

— Greg Wyshynski

When you see the floor and you understand the game and you're trying to break it down with what you have in front of…

— Marc Gasol

If you have a defensive concept, you're going to play defense. If you don't have a defensive concept, and you have an offensive concept,…

— Gilbert Arenas

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