Marc Gasol Quotes

We want to create a problem for the defense, a moment of indecision as they figure out how they want to play against whatever formation we may show. We get a slight edge this way. Also, we create the opportunity for a defense to make more mistakes.

A lot of guys are offensive minded, which is good at some points and times but bad at others - at lots of others. I wish I could say I want everybody to play defense as hard as I do. It's not a reality.

There's two facets of this game. You know, if I'm not making shots, OK, then I have to do something on defense. So if I'm missing shots or making shots, it doesn't affect my overall game.

We all understand football is entertainment. And people like high-scoring games. But you still have to play defense to win championships.

It's one of those things: we've got guys that are very offensive and can take down anyone, and we've got guys that don't shoot at all but are very hard to take down. It's one of those things. You've got to decide what you're good at.

The best game plan in the world never blocked or tackled anybody.

I am not a bomber. I'm more about precision and being target-oriented. I have to rely on all parts of my game firing if I'm going to win.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

You don't win tournaments by playing well and thinking poorly.

My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn't always happen, but that's what I try for.

To score points, you need a lot of consistent effort over the course of the game. If you're throwing it or running it in, it's not a big difference in terms of the score at all, obviously. But turnovers limit your scoring. That's the problem with turnovers.

Every team has a play style, in my opinion. The video speaks for itself; that's what we always pay attention to.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

We have what we call a dictator offense. We dictate to defenses by making them do what we want them to do. And we do it by creating formations.

I can be the only defensive midfielder and try and break up play. Or I can play a little more forward.

Obviously you want to play hard all the time, but at different moments of the game you step it up even more.

If seven or eight players play offensively, then it's clear that the offensive force is greater than the defensive stability. That's what I often say internally.

It's something that I have to learn to do: affect the game in a different way. If I don't get it on the offensive end, try to get it on the defensive end.

You play your surroundings. You pitch accordingly. Not that I drastically try to change my game plan based on the score or the team or stadium, but you have to take everything into consideration.

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.

You have to be savvy. You have to be tactically aware, because that's what makes the difference in the big matches.

With my position, you have to kind of be three steps ahead of your opponent.

At the highest level, if you don't have a solid defensive base, you can't get by. In one match, yes. But over a whole competition? No.

It's just using my size. On the defensive end, it's using my length to disturb the smaller guys. On the offensive end, if there's a post-up advantage, I can take it.

GSP knows how to use a lot of strategy.