Kyle Lowry Quotes

I just try to make the right play, stay aggressive and defensively just do what I do. I make sure I talk to everyone and control the paint.

Being on the court you can really negate your athletic ability by just being in the right position.

The contention is if you don't do it in the first quarter, if you don't box out and control the glass in the first quarter, you are not going to do it in the fourth quarter and overtime.

What you really need to do is just stop the 3-point shooting, make sure they don't set a record on you. Be physical.

If a guy is shooting a shot in the corner 70 percent of the missed shots usually come off that other side and 30 percent hits off the front rim so just playing the percentages and kind of studying your teammates' shots throughout the course of the game.

You have to foul me to stop me, period.

Not all players want to play defense. You get in foul trouble, you're going to be on the bench.

Teams are always hitting me in the gut, trying to grab me when I jump and stuff like that. But I expect it.

I have the tools and the size to be a good defender. I've just got to be able to put it all together.

There's a lot of things I can get better at as an individual, knowing where defenders are, having a better awareness. Those are things I can work on.

I was a guy that had a lot of tools and could do a lot of other things, but my main thing was controlling the defensive end of the court.

Guard some point guards, late shot clock, hopefully they miss.

I'm an old-fashioned player, an old-school player who will foul you and foul you hard.

I just think I've got to be more aggressive at both ends of the floor. When I'm aggressive on the defensive end it really helps me on offense.

I just try to play hard defensively.

Offence doesn't concern me. It's easier for people to get layups than it is to get stops on defence or a block.

I mean, I don't really take a lot of blows. Since I've been 20 years old in the NFL, that's never going to change in my playing style.

Defense all starts with the ball and the rim-protector is the last resort, the last line of defense. I take pride in that.

Tackling still comes down to leverage and owning that leverage and making your hits.

I like to always be able to contest shots. If you play against a player like Al Jefferson - he likes to pump-fake, so you need to be alert and quick. If he pump-fakes you and you go up, when you come back you need to go right back up to contest his shot.

My shot-blocking ability, it's really second to none.

You can't just sit back and think you're gonna pack the paint in and win games. You've gotta guard that three-point line.

So with the skinnier guys, you definitely want to make sure you get a body on them; that's how you take away big guy's length, by getting into their bodies.

I'm not the strongest, I'm not the fastest, I can't jump the highest, so for me, it's doing it in other ways: changing paces, using your body to get open, knowing your defender. A lot goes into it. You have to study the game.

I think I am a good help defender as well as just bringing a lot of communication to the floor.