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Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything.

Harry S Truman

I told the kids that they wouldn't beat them by being the better offensive team but by being the better defensive team.

Rick Hauser

She's doing quite well with the team. She really beefs up our defensive line.

Beth Mccann

We have to become a better defensive rebounding team.

David Baxter

Actually, my goal in 2002 was to make the Pro Bowl, ... My goal this season was to be the best defensive lineman in the NFL.

Kris Jenkins

The players really hustled and played pretty well on the defensive end.

Bill Ramsay

We can do better at the defensive end of the court.

John Butkus

We didn't really make too many mistakes on the defensive end. We boxed out pretty well.

John Maahs

It's been difficult as, collectively, we are a fairly short defensive troupe.

Leo Barry

Our kids guarded well. Our defensive effort was the best we've had all season.

Jeff Guiot

I never played that much defensive end. But I'll do anything.

Julian Peterson

We played another good defensive game and got out on their shooters.

Ron Boyea

Banking sector is a good defensive bet at current levels.

Sandeep Shenoy

We hit the ball well and we had a good pitching and defensive performance. It was a good game for us.

Keith Nall

He's developing into one of the best defensive cover guys we've ever had.

John Benedetto

Ultimately, our commitment on the defensive end pulled it out for us.

Hali Robinson

Again, Noah Atlas-Corbett is really turning into a catalyst for us offensively from a defensive standpoint.

Michael Herring

Logan gives us that defensive experience at low post.

Charlie Morgan

We are approaching the defensive end of the court as if that's our home. That's where we're going to win and lose ballgames.

Dave Dagostino

Our defensive intensity wasn't there. We slacked a little bit.

Ron Artest

That's the quickest defensive team I've played.

Luther Thomas

I really think we have one of the best defensive infields in the nation.

Pete Dunn

They hit some shots and we had some defensive lapses.

Jeff Guiot

The defensive percentage was much higher and that improved consistency is encouraging.

George Sullivan

She's a senior and one of the best defensive players in the area, so if you take her out of the mix how can you not need her?

Michelle Salomon

In a stronger defensive position.

Fred Eckhart

When I get on that field, I am faster than any defensive back there. I really am _ I get open and I get separation.

Jason Avant

Another sound defensive game for us, and that's been our key. If we play sound defense and back up our pitchers then we're coming out on top.

Dana Wagner

All in all, I was really pleased with the defensive performance.

Jerome Souers

This is more of a defensive move.

Jonathan Wober

I thought that defensive switch really changed the match.

Cathy Nelson

I'm his biggest fan. I'm not a defensive guy, but I would pay to watch him play defense.

Greg Walker

Probably the worst defensive performance that I've been a part of.

Will Peterson

It was two very good defensive teams.

Bruce Bean

A defensive war I think a righteousness war and justifiable in the sight of God.

Daniel Morgan

We swung the bats extremely well and had great defensive plays.

Jason Mackey

I'm excited. I've got four defensive specialists so that benefits me.

Cathy Sanders

We're going to have to play much better on the defensive end against Bessemer.

Tom Caudill

In the first three minutes we had some defensive breaks.

Susan Walvius

[Young coach Corry Irvin] had to get on us a little bit to get back into the game. We slacked off on the defensive end.

Amanda Thompson

He said he wanted to play defensive end, and he could have. But we were in bad need of a tight end.

Hank Tierney

That was a defensive clinic. That was the best defense we've played this season.

Steve Smithwick

I really feel bad for Brittany. She was beginning to come around offensively a little bit. She's always been a good defensive player, so it was a big blow to us.

Hoyt Woodle

We`re getting more defensive in portfolios.

Aaron Hill

You've got to account for him. At least you have to put your best defensive back where he is.

Chuck Schwanekamp

We're just not a consistently good defensive basketball team.

Andy Landers

They (the Lady Red Devils) stayed with our defensive rules.

Chad Gilbert

Yeah. We end up playing defensive games.

Heather Miller

He was all over the place. This was a really well-played defensive game for the most part.

Tim Banner

That (defensive stop) would have been huge.

Jeff Ruland

We just didn't have a very good defensive effort.

Lea Herndon

We're running around in our own defensive zone and we just couldn't clear it.

Patrick Alvin

They are not very communicative. They are defensive when the use payment is late or forgotten, and they act like they own the building, and they don't.

Wally Camp

This is more of a defensive move [by KLM UK].

Jonathan Wober

Our offensive and defensive lines are very good.

Joel Sankey

They are a solid defensive team. They don't have a standout kid.

Jim Eastin

It's going to put them on the defensive. On the one hand, they don't want to be seen as coming out against tax cuts. But she has set the debate, and so now they're going to be on the defensive.

Douglas Schwartz

Our defensive intensity in the second half is what did it for us.

Jeff Steele

Overall, it was a great defensive effort.

Jonte Flowers

She's been solid pretty much all year on the defensive end.

Mike O'hara

Her defensive presence, it's hard to go at her.

Anne Long

We got out of some tough defensive situations.

Wendy Massey

You know who told me to kick it? My defensive guys.

Bob Green

We got caught in the rain when they got their runs. But that's no excuse for our defensive play.

Holly Brown

We talked a lot about finishing a defensive stand.

Kelly Packard

I get a little bit defensive and hurt inside, but we'll let you slide with that one.

Mike Gonzalez

Alexis was unselfish, setting up others, and she was good on the defensive end.

Sharon Dawley

We have one of the better defensive outfields I've ever seen. These guys can go get it.

Andy Messersmith

We have to go up there and have another defensive mindset and get the job done.

Ronald Coleman

Is the best defensive line coach in the NFL. I've never had coaching like that throughout my years.

Chris Hovan

We worked on that defensive scheme all week with blitzes.

Brian Bell

Tonight was probably one of our best defensive efforts.

Brooke Svendsen

It was an exciting game. There was a lot of good defensive fielding.

Bill Beasley

It's really because of the defensive line.

Deltha O'neal

(Defensive coordinator) Jerry Gray feels the same way I feel.

Nate Clements

It was a great non-conference win for us. We found a way to win on the defensive end even when things were not going out way.

Heidi Michaelis

Our defensive pressure created a lot of offensive opportunities.

Rodney Vigil

They're long, athletic and they create chaos on the defensive end.

John Olive

(The offensive line) is responsible for the (defensive) line and linebackers.

Will Montgomery

It was a great defensive effort from top to bottom.

Amy Stephens

Best at the defensive end, that was the difference. She sacrificed her offense to concentrate on defense to help us get this win.

Steve Segadelli

We're a defensive team. We're not gonna score a lot of points.

Tim Harrison

It was a total defensive breakdown. We weren't closing out on them and they were hitting everything.

David Boykin

The kids really deserve this. We've just got to step it up on the defensive end.

Jimmy Just

We came out strong on the defensive end and took them out of any offense.

Ron Sisler

It's good for the defensive line.

Richard Seymour

He's the best I've seen. He's a very good defensive player. He takes up the challenge.

Mickey Hardy

Nobody even called me. I'm a little bit on the defensive.

Margie Sillery

It was a great defensive effort by the kids.

Jan Hirt

We were able to capitalize on their defensive breakdowns. We were able to dribble in and take some shots.

Becky Steele

It was an incredible defensive effort by Josh Payne.

Gary Goode

We had to control the tempo a little better. Get a couple of (defensive) stops, and get a bucket. That's all we needed to do at that point.

Matt Mahar

I'm a defensive stopper. That's what I live for.

Garrett Temple

This is one of the best defensive performances I've ever been a part of.

Cedric Bozeman

I thought the defensive play was tremendous. They really stepped up when they had to.

Tony Bruce

They put a lot of defensive pressure on you. They're up in your face and really get after you.

Randy Hancock

We're a better defensive team when we play full-court pressure defense.

Jim Wiscombe

It was a totally defensive fire fight.

Jerry Bell

The one thing about T.O. is that T.O. is very defensive.

Jerry Rice

They're a good defensive team. We had nothing in the half court.

Louis Lefevre

That was a big offensive rebound. That and a couple of big defensive plays may have turned it for us.

Gary Forrest

Davis came to us as a defensive player. Now, she really is a threat offensively, and will help Chelsea continue to do her thing.

Gary Figueroa

Defense should always be there. You don't go into a defensive slump if you don't want to.

Nick Greenwell

We missed his presence on offense and we particularly missed him on the defensive end.

Anthony Goldwire

It all started on the defensive end. The effort was great.

Chris Strathman

Their defensive front really did a great job, and they were knocking us in the backfield.

Bill Bacon

They dominated both the offensive and defensive boards.

Butch Kobel

They did a good job on the defensive end, but most of it dealt with our offense. We just stood around and basically didn't do anything.

Seimone Augustus

Eric has natural instincts and we think he can be a top defensive back in the conference.

Norm Eash

We had a few defensive lapses, but the kids found a way to hang in there and battle.

Chuck Hardt

Our defensive coordinator, Nick Mullen, called a great game.

Howard Lutton

We work on (defensive situations) all the time. It's frustrating.

Matt Mccool

We have some stuff to work on still. Defensive compactness and set pieces will be key for us.

Paul Goodwin

We made some defensive errors. Once we got behind it was tough.

Paul Retherford

The effort has been better. It's defensive execution and effort. It's offensive effort and poise.

Ron Jirsa

Our defensive play really got to them. It started to give them problems.

Kevin Matthews

Right now he's one of our best defensive players. ... He's like our 12th man.

Simeon Rice

It was a tough game and it was a great defensive game.

Joe Noon

We had some defensive breakdowns. We had some guys that were loose in front of the net, and you can't have that.

Shawn Lewinski

He's probably our best defensive lineman right now as far as consistency in training camp.

Donnie Henderson

We did not do well on the defensive end. We gave them a lot of uncontested three's. We just didn't defend.

Kaylee Brown

She's dedicated, really dedicated. She's a great defensive ballplayer. Last year, she had no errors. This year, she only has two.

Norm Boyles

We have worked on all defensive and offensive scenarios for any possible attacks.

General Yahya Rahim Safavi

I had no complaints, but I did complain more about the offensive end than the defensive end.

Tony Harper

Being a former defensive back, I don't know if I am happy or jealous.

Mike Redwine

[Why didn't one defensive back tip off the other?] Whenever you have a lot of breakdowns, ... it's normally from a lack of communication.

Sammy Knight

Our defensive intensity was good the whole game.

Troy Weber

We can have the best defensive line in the Big 12.

Charlton Keith

I expect him to be the best defensive tackle in the Mountain West Conference.

Kyle Whittingham

That breakaway save was probably the defensive save of the game.

Tim Whitehead

Chris didn't have his best stuff but he really battled out there. We had some big defensive players and had some kids battle at the plate.

Dale Redman

If you'd ask most defensive coaches, they would say you need to take the run away.

John Marshall (football Coach)

It's usually a tight defensive struggle against them.

Jim Frederick

He was the best defensive player we played against all season. He's a beast.

Dean Fabrizio

Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive.

Melvin Maddocks

He is the focal point of their defense, they really rally around him. So we'll get certainly a much better defensive effort.

Chip Williams

When you don't shoot well, it magnifies any defensive flaw.

Ken Bublitz

Defensive battles get real physical. You can't get going offensively when you're concentrating on defense, but these defensive battles can get fun too.

Kayla Rengel

I don't know what it is, I would rather see him go to 20 percent cash if he's looking for a defensive place.

Jim Lowell

I was being over-defensive and paid the penalty.

Mukesh Kumar

It was also one of our better defensive efforts. We attacked really well and got our win in the first game of the tournament.

Tom Lorkovic

He killed us. We had some breakdowns in our defensive rotations, which we usually don't do.

Lanny Smith

She did a great job for us, and she's probably our best defensive player.

Rob Reisbeck

That shows how we are actually becoming a better defensive team.

Cherlanda Franklin

We completely dominated the game. They scored on defensive mistakes.

Colin Stewart

This team has really stepped it up and they've become a very good defensive team.

Dick Katte

Decision-making. And we had defensive lapses that gave them shots to get back in it.

Travis Williams

I think we had some defensive lapses. They know how to capitalize off a mistake.

Jon Fritzen

They just owned us with their defense. They smothered us with their defensive pressure.

Jody Rhodes

If our attack got blocked, we picked the ball back up, and made the defensive transition.

Brian Doyon

We continue to play stingy on the defensive end. And we got the job done at the other end.

Ray Fish

Morrison turned out to be a bitter, defensive guy, by far the biggest disappointment of any of my idols.

Anthony Decurtis

We did not have any zip in our step all night and it really showed up on the defensive end of the floor.

Greg Garmen

They came at us with a lot of defensive energy and we didn't match or surpass it.

Greg Sprink

His real thing is edge rusher. He's a 4-3 defensive end. He'll be an edge guy for us.

Fran Foley

This was our best defensive effort of the season.

Todd Fore

Even the guys out of the 'pen are doing it. They're coming at you, putting hitters on the defensive.

Bob Mcclure

Coming out in the third quarter, we had a few defensive breakdowns and they came out and hit some 3 pointers.

Duane Gasperini

It represents a defensive move on the part of both companies.

Chris Doyle

As the appetite for risk declines, investors are becoming more defensive and more domestically focused.

Bob Sinche

They're everywhere. Sometimes all four of the defensive linemen will be standing up.

Daniel Inman

There's a lot less pounding. I'll take my chances against 185-pound defensive backs.

Darrell Blackman

We had a great defensive effort.

Jerry Carrillo

He's taken on a more defensive-minded game.

Fidel Vasquez

And boy were we incensed because it's embarrassing to see that. That was a defensive error in coverage and believe me we blasted them for that.

Carl Charles

We thought we could throw the ball a bit and mix in the run. We thought we'd pound their defensive line.

Dan Kreider

Last year, we were a really bad defensive team. We're better, but we're still bad.

Lamar Odom

We really stepped it up on the defensive end. We took three or four charges. We hit the boards.

Andrew Murphy

She stepped it up not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end and passing.

Devin Scruggs

We had a lot of mental lapses and defensive breakdowns the entire game. It's a win.

Pam Borton

Rutgers is a very good defensive team and so are we, and we have a lot of weapons.

Chris Wielgus

[Arizona] gives up something on the defensive end. It's possibly something for us to capitalize on.

Charli Turner Thorne

I know there's one (defensive) package where there will be three safeties in there, and that's what a lot of it was.

Todd Johnson

We came out strong, shooting the ball very well. The defensive intensity was there.

Danny Crosby

David was phenomenal on the defensive end.

Kurt Melton

We were trying to make our defensive pressure so great to put pressure on them.

Shanna Zolman

I thought that was the best defensive game we've had all year.

Gene Constantino

Until now, Bush's approach has been defensive: We are a nation at war, and we can't afford a change, ... And lately, people seem to agree with him.

David Birdsell

We got lost a couple of times, but I was happy with our defensive effort.

Duwaine Ganskie

Our low-post defense and defensive rebounding will be a big key.

Mike Waldo

We had pitching and defensive breakdowns, but I?m proud of the way we battled back.

Jamie Pinkerton

I thought our defensive intensity was terrific.

Troy Carnes

The way we were defending, I knew we'd be around. It looked like it would be a defensive struggle.

Ken Green

When do these defensive injuries happen.

Harriet Van Horne

We rebounded well on the defensive end and we pushed the ball.

Jeff Ackermann

On the defensive end, they really turned up the pressure on us.

Carmelo Anthony

We made some defensive stands when we really needed them.

Jake Krause

It was a strongly-played defensive game, which is what I thought it would be. It was a very close contest.

David Gaude'

Actually, this was one of my better defensive games of the season.

Amanda Zimmerman

We played a good defensive game and that set the tone.

Henry Fleck

Defense is the key. If we're going to win and be good, we've got to be good on the defensive end.

Sean May

We were running our sweep really well. They didn't have a defensive end and we attacked that. They just couldn't stop it.

Brad Sparks

When you got guys that are as talented as some of our defensive backs are and you can get the ball to them, they can help us.

Trooper Taylor

They're very good. They're offensive and defensive lines are big and they're quick.

Steve Jewell

The girls kept their composure and we put some defensive pressure on them at half-court.

Tony Turner

We just did a lot better tonight. We created some offense with our defensive pressure.

Greg Kirby

We had 33 offensive rebounds and we played well on the defensive end. Defense carried us.

Lance Valley

We were flying around on the defensive end, which gets us out in transition, where we excel.

Derek Raivio

This is one of our strongest defensive teams. We have a great back four. We attack well from the back.

Alex Camargo

We were pleased with our defensive effort and rebounding tonight.

Buddy Trask