Defense Quote by Tommy McDonald

It actually took me a year to learn how to play running back - to understand what they were doing defensively and then what…

— Marcus Allen

I learned not to fight against the many bad things in football and try to always battle through injuries. That's one of the most…

— Fernandinho

I just tried to make as many plays as possible to try and show them how hard I work and how hard I prepare…

— Chris Hogan

Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.

— Ali Krieger

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

— Kawhi Leonard

Playing football helped me to gain self-discipline, confidence, negotiation skills, teamwork and leadership.

— Marcel Desailly

I always wanted to learn to get better, I always watched a lot of football to see how I could improve.

— Bukayo Saka

There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and…

— Jim Brown

When I started playing football, I started as a left-defender. Maybe I wasn't very talented in that position but I knew that something good…

— Ederson

I started to really watch football. To analyze it. To understand what I felt, and what I wanted to put into practice when I…

— Quique Setien

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

— Scottie Pippen

I learned how to be a smart, tough, fundamentally sound football player.

— Danny Amendola