I think what we do best right now is play defense. They’re going to get some yards. They’re too talented. We just can’t let them get runs of 70 and 80 yards.

We’re playing great defense right now, no doubt about that. We’re not just getting it done on the offensive end.

For our first game, I was really impressed. We were all in the right spots. We had good defense, pitching and hitting.

In the second half, we played some pretty stifling defense.

I would say everybody would say this is a statement game. We came out real strong on defense and hit them in the mouth first.

My arm strength is my biggest advantage. I can throw the ball downfield well. I love playing defense too. I just love the emotion. You can get really excited when you’re out there.

When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget.

The defense really stepped up in the second half, … We really needed it to carry us over. We stopped them when we needed it most.

I know the stats may not have said it, but that’s as good as we can play on defense. Sundays usually aren’t a real fun day around the office but watching that defense and those...

The start was definitely the difference. Jumping out like we did. The kids played great on defense. I thought they moved their feet. They were tipping balls away. Then on the other side we were...

Our defense and hitting were finally coming together.

We were playing good defense, we’re just struggling offensively putting the ball in the basket. This happened last year against Kansas on Senior Night, and we just knew we were going to catch fire, and...

These were tragic deaths. I think that people don’t understand that we, on the defense, felt that very strongly also.

Obviously our defense wasn’t very solid tonight, we can’t give up 100 points to anybody and be successful. We came out flat in the first half and fought back in the second half but we...

Our defense was great. We were together on every play. If a man beats us, we knew a teammate could help us out, and that’s the way we want to play all year round.

Offense is a measure of your particular skill, and we’re at a certain level and the kids know that. Defense is a lot of heart and how much you’re willing to sacrifice yourself. And our...

Getting the game in an up-tempo style of play with pressure defense is the way we want to play. We extended our defense and caused opportunities for ourselves.

I was upset and I let it vent. In actuality, if anyone is at fault it’s me. Our defense broke down, but I’m capable of making those saves and I didn’t. I talked to the...

The players right now, like the coaches, are searching for an identity, … With new players on defense, they are trying to find a balance of what we want to do and what the players...

When you look at a secretary of defense who has been as forceful and effective as Donald Rumsfeld, for good or for ill, he’s a tough customer,

It sounds to me like the defense is coming on and getting stronger. They overcame the turnovers (three fumbles), and that shows quite a bit of character.

We play defense, but we don’t specifically play to defend the 26-foot 3-pointer, and they hit some of those.

I’m at a loss for words on our defense. We’ve got to have significant improvement.

Clearly, effort. That’s all it is. Against Georgia Tech, there were some things that we could do better. Execution, defense — that’s one thing. But what happened against N.C. State was lack of effort.

We’ll have to handle their pressure and play with the same intensity on defense as we did on Saturday night. If we can beat their pressure, we do have a size advantage in several positions....

He has a plausible defense; he could say he’s fighting for his constituency, and that’s true in large part. The thing is, the contributions undercut his argument. The money really complicates it, or even compromises...

Plus, … her defense has improved. She’s never been one of my quickest players, but she plays with so much heart that it gives her that extra quickness.

For us on defense, we just had to do what we had been doing all year. We didn’t have to a make any big changes or anything like that just because we were facing a...

Defense was key to the section. You look at Washington and all their success. A lot of it has to do with them always being the best defensive team in the section. Since we lost...

Our run defense has not done well, and there is no excuse for that. We aren’t fitting well, and we have a couple of new players in there, who aren’t as good as the guys...

Alabama has an awesome defense, especially their front guys. They’re better than any of the defenses in the Big 12, in my opinion.

Is there any instinct more deeply implanted in the heart of man than the pride of protection, a protection which is constantly exerted for a fragile and defenceless creature?

This effort will clearly increase the overall burden on our military, … The Defense Department’s civilian leaders must look at the impact of this and future crises and the ongoing war on the military’s future...

One of our biggest strengths have been defense and I expect it to stay the same this year. We have a team that have been together for a long time. We can rely on our...

We didn’t pitch exceptionally well or smart today, but we hit. We hit and we played pretty good defense.

They do not have to convince the government to spend money on defense, really. Defense is a pretty secure area of the budget. In that sense, there is a built-in power that they have.

Our defense at the end was tremendous by all our guys. They couldn’t get a shot the last couple of chances.

We spent a lot of time over the holidays working on our defense and our positioning. Defense is really a mindset, and positioning is being mentally ready. Those were the areas we concentrated on, and...

I thought he (Palacio) played pretty well. He played defense well, which is tough no matter which of those guys you put him on. The important thing is we did a good job of keeping...

Sparks can make you stretch your defense more than you want. I think it shows how much teams respect him that he still was not getting many open looks even when he was not shooting...

It was an amazing team effort, but it definitely was our defense. We were just staying steady and controlling the ball.

We played strong defense. We used some full-court pressure. And we did a good job of rotating (to help).

That’s what the defense is here for. Come put out fires and help the offense as much as we can.

I think our defense was the key thing. I think we got up on their guards, and forced them to do some things they didn’t want to do.

Defense and rebounding are the reasons we are more competitive this year. We’re a better team.

We’ve got the defense down.

They are both doing a great job, and I think the defense feels confident with both of them in there.

I just told a couple of players, the first thing that sticks out on both offense and defense is that we were successful on third downs for the most part.

The worse thing you can do in a fight is stop moving. When someone attacks, they create force, movement, momentum, but you’ll be okay as long as you can see and feel the direction of...

This team has been ready to play every night and we have played very good defense all year long, it’s been a constant for us. We have not had one game where we haven’t had...