For me, Thiago Silva remains the best defender in the world.
The best goalkeeper I played with at United was Schmeichel. He was a phenomenon in training, never mind on match days. He just never wanted to concede, and he would do everything to stop you scoring.
I feel like I am the best defensive player in the league.
I was a naturally aggressive left-back, a cut-throat tackler.
You can't learn to take a punch. Whether you have a glass chin or you don't, the only way of finding out is having it land.
My shot-blocking ability, it's really second to none.
I don’t think Ed Reed has to take a back seat to anybody who ever played the position. ANYBODY.
Sol Campbell there, using his strength. And that is his strength. His strength.
I think I have that ability to win the ball back quickly when we lose it.
I am the finest defensive player in the game.
Didn't the other guys tell you? Nobody dunks on Manute B-O-L!
When you intercept the ball with your stomach, that is great defense
I feel like I'm trying to change basketball; being a center, being able to play both sides of the ball and being able to pass as well as I can, that's a difference-maker on a team, especially at the center spot, so it's respect at all levels.
My defence, that is something I can better at individually.
Marcel Desailly was pretty hard when I played against him in a Milan derby.
There's not a lot of guys in this league who are tough for me to guard. It's a short list.
I loved to make a great defensive play, I'd rather do that than hit a home run.
Somebody can always use me. They can always use a dominant defensive player.
Since myself and a few others like Pepe Reina, we haven't had a goalkeeper who has commanded his area as well as Alisson.
I'm the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that is the result you are going to get. Don't you ever talk about me.
Sometimes it happens, especially if you're a shooter. They say that you can't play great defense.
Andre Tippett was an impact player who consistently played at a level that set him apart. Accounting for him limited what an offense could do. He made quarterbacks nervous.and rightly so.
I'm hoping I'm remembered as one of the most prolific shot-blockers.
I'm the best guard in this league, defensively, man, hands down.
I feel like I can be one of the top defenders in the league and that's what I'm going to try to be.
