Correct Quote by Leighton Vander Esch

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

Training to be a tough tackler isn't easy - you don't want to injure yourself or team-mates so it's crucial that you have self-belief…

— Adebayo Akinfenwa

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

— Paolo Maldini

To be useful in defence, to win back the ball, you don't always have to go sliding into the tackle. It's also about your…

— Andrea Pirlo

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

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

If I hit a bad punt, and some guys don't make a tackle, and I have to make a tackle for them, that's my…

— Pat McAfee

When I started playing the game I was just worried about making that next tackle. Especially as a rookie, you're figuring out what you're…

— Brian Urlacher

When we are up against a team with a lot of talent that plays well, we have to run hard, go into the tackle…

— Weston McKennie

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

— Granit Xhaka

Tackling is more of a will thing... either you want to tackle or you don't.

— Patrick Chung

Teams full of talent and top-flight experience know when to engage a tackle at crucial times, when to compete in an aerial duel or…

— Glenn Murray

I feel like I'm just going to go full speed and tackle. If that means there is friendly fire on my guy, then that's…

— Jason Pierre-Paul