Quote by Knute Rockne

I don't complain if I get a hard tackle.

— Edgar Davids

Sometimes that kind of last-ditch tackle can get the crowd excited, and you get a push from that. It's important to play with that…

— Xabi Alonso

I know you cannot just dive into any tackle. You've got to make sure you time it right.

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

You just gotta do it, man. You can't count on the guy making the tackle in front of you.

— Jason Pierre-Paul

It's lucky I haven't been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I…

— Becky Sauerbrunn

Sometimes going in for a hard tackle generates a louder cheer than a great pass.

— Alan Shearer

Defensively, I think it’s important for us to tackle.

— Karl Mecklenburg

When the tone needs to be set and the crowd need to be revved up, nothing is better than a big, shuddering tackle.

— Jamie Carragher

If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake.

— Paolo Maldini

I don't watch a lot of football for fun. I've tried, but I'm always looking to see if the left tackle is holding.

— Jeffrey Loria

I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge.

— Granit Xhaka

It's a nice release when you make a perfect tackle, a good hit.

— John Matuszak