Hard Quote by Khris Middleton

I guarantee that if you ask anyone who is guarding me, they won't say I'm taking plays off. It's actually a compliment to me…

— Markelle Fultz

It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.

— Kawhi Leonard

I'm just trying to give my best effort, play the best I can and make winning plays. And whatever defensive assignment I have, I'm…

— Dillon Brooks

It doesn't matter to me, honestly, with which guys I'm guarding as long as I go in knowing what I'm trying to do.

— Aaron Gordon

I have to play hard and at the end of the day I still have to strive to protect myself and so does everybody…

— Brad Marchand

My first mind-set when I am out on the field is to defend well and not concede.

— Naby Keita

The role I play is defending, so you've got to be doing that first and foremost. The better you can get it will help…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

I use my mind. I set up blocks. I wait for things to open. I time up things. I use a lot of skill…

— Le'Veon Bell

You've got to be able to guard hard and then work yourself offensively to get shots.

— Joe Harris

I try to play hard defensively.

— O. G. Anunoby

I try to play as hard as I can and that's all I can really ask from myself. Just to put in the work…

— Michael Carter-Williams

I've got this mindset now that I'm going to finish the play no matter where the defender's at.

— Ja Morant