Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.
A disciplined, patient, defensive period in a Test match is not old fashioned and boring - it's essential.
If you can hang in games by staying close defensively, then good things can happen.
Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.
I'm just trying to affect the game in some way whenever I get an opportunity. If that's stealing a base, making a catch, beating out a double play, whatever it may be.
I was a shortstop in softball, and a lot of times I had collisions with base runners coming in, so I definitely have scars.
You don't have that good team effort without good goaltending.
You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.
Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played.
It's a nice release when you make a perfect tackle, a good hit.
I do all the dirty work: play defense, grab rebounds, block shots and finish strong around the rim.
I never saw a football player make a tackle with a smile on his face.
As for my speed, I'm not the fastest, but just like in other sports, you learn to stay away from your weaknesses and make more use of your strengths: my shooting ability, court awareness, rebounding, and helping out defensively.
When I was in Germany I never played like this, so defensive - almost a left-back, but that is good for me because defensive work was something I missed in Germany.
I make a dribble or a simple pass, knowing that if I lose the ball near the area, the opponent can score. I am aware of what I do on the pitch, but I always do it to help the team. That's why, occasionally, I also boot the ball into the stands.
That's how you get better on defense; not just 'oh, man, my guy beat me,' but you have to think about, 'okay, my man beat me, so I either have to pick up the next man, or I'm going to give somebody a foul.
It's not all about the figures. It's about how you play for the team, how you help your colleagues, how you work defensively.
I pride myself on defending and rebounding.
Defenses had to play us, obviously, out to the arc, but it was really, to me, my mid-range game that was probably more dangerous than my 3-point shot.
You have to play defense, that's how you win.
As a kid, I loved to play centerfield. I loved to make diving catches.
There's a deep fly ball... Winfield goes back, back... his head hits the wall ... it's rolling towards second base.
Defense is one man guarding the ball and four others helping him
It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.
The best place to defend is in the opposition penalty box.
