Sports Tactics Quotes

I'm very good at drawing fouls.

The things I've worked on in the offseason have mostly been on my footwork and pick-and-roll - using my size and not just always trying to face up and go by a guy.

Obviously, you look at footwork and things of that nature, but that's not just at my position. That's from everyone.

One-on-one is different than actually going through picks, hitting the floor, playing 5-on-5, getting back in transition, making quick moves without thinking about it.

You have to foul me to stop me, period.

Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.

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.

Typically, you'll see that zones work better in November than in February. As the season goes on, teams get better and better at attacking zones, and it becomes harder to become an effective zone defense as the season progresses. But early on, it can be can good at times.

Sometimes when your coach draws something up, you just kind of go with it.

Football is simple but the hardest thing to do is play simple football.

Basketball is basketball, so from a strategic standpoint, having a players' perspective is valuable.

Technically your best player should be batting at No. 3.

I won the glare with the bowler every time, because I knew that at some time he was going to have to turn around and go back to his mark.

Good basketball always starts with good defense!

Far too often English players seem determined to keep running after getting a whack on the leg, even though the chance to get a shot in has gone.

It's up to the coach to decide who is in the best shape to play each match.

If I watch big games like the Champions League on TV then I'm definitely watching what different centre-backs are doing in certain situations.

Defense can't guard two things in a row.

My job isn't to strike guys out; it's to get them out - sometimes by striking them out.

I've done it before, and I might do it whenever we need to as a big guy... I'll take it. A hard foul is part of the game, which is good.

In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally.

My focus is to start my game with my defense every night.

All the projects that coaches go through in the offseason are based on the success other teams had in every area whether it's offense, defense or special teams. What they do is see if they can incorporate anything they see with the people they have.

Before I receive the ball I already know how that play is developing so I'm able to give rhythm to that play.

The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a player you've got to be very, very smart.