Mohamed Bamba Quotes

Regardless of how well you can be offensively, if you have a great defense, you can deal with any offense.

If you have an elite defense, that can be your third star, so to speak.

The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are.

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.

As I said, if you don't stand up for yourself, people aren't going to think that you can stand up for them.

Don't be afraid of your own power.

In business, you have to be strong. If you are weak, people are going to take advantage.

It's good to be good at playing defence, but the best defence is a strong offence.

I am a great pass rusher. I'm not saying, 'Do you think you can be?' I know I am. I am.

The defenders in Italy are stronger, and that makes me better. Serie A is played in a different way to other leagues.

What gives you real power is when you know your power. And I feel quite powerful.

I've always thought of myself as the best defensive player in the league, and I want to play like the best defensive player in the league.

When someone's playing you man-to-man coverage, they're basically saying that guy's better than you. So that's why a lot of receivers feed off of that.

When you master all defensive and offensive aspects of the game and always enjoy the majority of possession, you're sitting in pole position to win.

I'm not a big guy that watches technique from my opponents. I try to do what I do best and hope that my stuff is better than their best stuff.

For the life of me, I'll never understand why the teams that have the best defences get criticised. Shouldn't clean sheets be a badge of honour for defenders and goalkeepers?

I don't let people score on me. I think that's my biggest asset.

I know, personally, people said a lot about what kind of defender I was. So I wanted to get better at it.

Industry is not only driven by talent; it depends upon so many factors. If you need to be successful in this field, one should know how to convert everything into a plus point. If you have a dusky face, make that your plus point.

I think I'm a great defender, to be honest.

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

I want people to see their own power.

Showing that you can be sexy, strong and independent is the best thing about being a Diva. It's a great inspiration for other people.

I haven't played defense in a couple years.

It is an important distinction to note that she looked not only as if she had taken good care of herself, but that she had good reason to have done so. (...) She looked to be in such total possession of her life that only the most confident men could continue to look at her if she looked back at them. Even in bus stations, she was a woman who was stared at only until she looked back.