Ezekiel Elliott Quotes

You have to be physical. If you are not, defensive backs will try to pick on you.

That's the only way you can stop a guy like Cam Newton. Hit him. He's unstoppable, so whenever he does try to run like a running back, you got to punish him.

Power is the main difference; it's more powerful in England. Referees are less strict than in France, teams like to play low and in counter-attack, and defenders in general are stronger than in France.

I want the ball for 90 minutes. When I don't have the ball, I go high pressing because I want the ball.

We always think we can get to the quarterback, put pressure on him.

There are different types of cornerbacks: you've got your longer guys that will try to get physical with you and use their length, and you've got your quick guys that will try to use their quickness, and then you've got your 'tweener' guys that will try to use both.

In England and Germany, perhaps, there is more of a focus on the physical side of the game, in breaking down the opposition's play, especially against the lower placed sides.

I like to get physical on defense. I like to get up on a guy as much as possible. I actually need to calm down, though.

I like aggressive football and for players to put pressure on the ball.

Obviously, teams are passing a lot more, and there are rules that... allow the offense to be more explosive, so you want to have as many defensive players and defensive playmakers and defensive backs that you can.

When you play against a Spanish team, especially Madrid, it is quite an open game.

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

When you play at home in European football, you've got to come up with a happy balance where you get on the front foot and try to win it without leaving yourself vulnerable.

Football is more disputed in England than it is in Italy. Every match is a very hard match because the referee doesn't blow his whistle as much as in Italy, and every team plays against each other like it is a final. I enjoy it more in England because you have to think quicker. The pace of the game is faster, so you don't have much time to think.

This is a physical game, and that's how you have to play. When you do that, the defense eventually gets tired of tackling you.

In my day, defenders played you with two hands and an elbow. You're not getting by a guy, especially if he has an elbow and a hand on you and is a strong defensive player.

Playing defense, it was a tough job, but it was pretty simple: When the ball came off, get in the backfield and create havoc and find the ball carrier.

In Germany it's more physical. It's a lot of aggressive runs in behind and getting into the box.

A lot of wide receivers, they always run their routes at 100% speed. As a DB, that allows you to get a feel for how you need to play them.

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.

We want to play a really physical style ball, and so, for us tackling, we know we are shoulder-based tackling team, and we want to hit that strike zone just like you're throwing fastballs into that catchers' mitt just as hard as you can.

You know what to expect when you play Championship sides. They're very solid defensively, they're not scared to put their foot or head in, and they defend very well.

I like to think of myself as the running LT. I like to run up the middle and wear defenses down. It's more exciting in between the tackles.

That's how we like to play basketball, is be physical down there in the paint and force teams to the perimeter.

I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.