Ball player Quote by Tom Izzo

I really wasn't a good defensive player at all.

— Khris Middleton

I was guarding the best player and getting 25 and having eight assists, and three-four steals.

— Gary Payton

I wasn't a bad basketball player, but I was far from the world's greatest. Good defense, no offense - that was me.

— Chuck Connors

I excelled when I played with a pass-first playmaking point guard.

— Christian Wood

I could handle the basketball but I wasn't quick enough to move defensively. Offensively, I was fine. I could get around, I could do…

— Gary Woodland

Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.

— Jerry West

Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better.

— Scottie Pippen

When I was in high school, I played defense and also averaged about 20 rebounds a game.

— John Havlicek

As a freshman I was an off-ball guy, knock down shots and defend. Sophomore year I kind of moved to more of a point…

— Tyrese Haliburton

I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

— Metta World Peace

I couldn't shoot and I couldn't score in high school. All I could do is dunk and play defense.

— Donovan Mitchell

I was an in-between size. I wasn't tall enough to be a real forward, and I probably didn't handle the ball well enough to…

— Jim Brown