Luol Deng Quotes

I only direct in self-defense.

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

I think there's a lot of different ways to score points and win football games and be efficient offensively, just like there is on defense and special teams. That's what makes this great game so special.

They say that the best form of defence is attack, but maybe I have to take a look at how I defend.

I like the triangle. My first season, the whole first season, we played nothing but the triangle, so I know it pretty well.

If you have a defensive concept, you're going to play defense. If you don't have a defensive concept, and you have an offensive concept, then you're going to play offense.

Defense is so important for helping your team win games and for the game in general.

I built my career in the league playing defense and making shots, and also making plays when I needed to.

You can always work on improving your defense.

Really what we've done is establish a tradition in Carolina of playing defense.

I will bowl defensively if I have to.

Defense is natural. Defense is a reaction. Offense - you've gotta do the moves; you've gotta get it down pat.

In high school, you don't play much defense. It's mostly offense. In college, it's vice versa, and that's what I tried to do.

It's how I've been playing my whole life, guarding the best player on the other team.

From the neighborhoods that we grew up in, we had to learn how to deal with people. How to keep certain people at a distance, how to cut people off completely.

I like playing size per position defensively.

You have to communicate with your teammates; you have to be on a string. There are a lot of things that go into a play. And then you are guarding a two or three, which is probably one of their better players on the team, so you're focused on them.

Some people are more interested in fighting than winning.

It doesn't help me to burn bridges, but I'm not going to sit back and be given blame when I don't deserve it.

I like to score when I can, but if I can't do that, I like to do the other things - defense, blocking, rebounding.

I know I have to be good on pick-and-rolls.

First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.

It's all about being sharp and not taking too much damage. That's always the game plan.

We need to play tough defense and have a sound offense. But mostly, we have to outrebound the other team.

I just try to set good screens and get my teammates open.