They play good defense and do a good job of defending what we want to do. Granted, we had open shots and we’ll need to shoot the ball better than we did tonight if we...

We played a sloppy first quarter and allowed some easy baskets. In the second quarter we tightened up our defense and didn’t allow them to score until late in the quarter.

Once it got down to it and we realized we were in this ball game, our defense got so much tighter. We wanted it so much.

[He knows how to dramatize his subject matter.] The faculty retaining ownership is the last bulwark of defense of the universities as they exist, … It’s high noon.

After evaluating our defense, I felt like it was in the best interest of our football program to make a change at defensive coordinator. I think Carl is an outstanding person and an excellent coach,...

The hard part about one being tough yet meek is the illusion of being a punching bag.

He has basically unhittable stuff. But he helps himself with the way he plays defense. He gets off the mound quickly and covers a lot of ground.

Another sound defensive game for us, and that’s been our key. If we play sound defense and back up our pitchers then we’re coming out on top.

We need everything from her; we need a lot of scoring, a lot of rebounding, defense. She has to find a way. We need everything.

I’m so proud. It was a sensational defensive effort. Make no mistake, England played pretty well today, but our defense was magnificent.

He’s an offensive player. He was on with his shooting and he was playing good defense. He’s got a shooter’s mentality. And the three at the end: God bless him.

Karen was a big key to the win. Her defense on Asia was phenomenal.

We shot the ball extremely well. But I’m even happier that we played better defense, moved the ball well and played unselfishly.

The report interferes with China’s internal affairs by groundlessly accusing China’s normal national defense build-up.

I really feel like we’re growing as a team and as a defense, and I want to be a part of it,

We missed a couple of throws and had a couple of turnovers. . . We made some big plays on defense, which helped us. We just have to take advantage of the field position when...

We’re going to build this team around pitching and defense, and Joe has been a big part of that.

The extra pass and the extra effort on defense always get the job done.

Those of us who have seen violent death up close, who have seen what high-powered bullets can do to living human tissue, have a horror of inflicting that nightmarish, never forgotten damage on a fellow...

Their pitcher threw a great game and they played good defense behind him. Things just went their way and we came up short.

We played much better defense against them in the first half and we kept them from making runs and forcing turnovers to give them easy baskets.

In his defense, … you can’t think that quick.

But as far as I’m concerned, I can still play defense.

He has a lot of talented players around him but Kris is at the hub of our defense. He has a real positive effect of bringing kids together in a way kids respect. Having him...

I thought (Horton) played tremendous defense. We had to. I can’t tell you how talented and quick Dee Brown is. … You have to be disciplined, you have to be tough, you have to be...

To minimize the risks involved, the court must make sure the lawyers it appoints mount a vigorous defense.

They played good defense and they were able to crash the boards, and their scorers got open.

In the past we’ve been playing good defense, but we didn’t buckle down and get the stops when we needed them.

We had heard talk around the league that Erika is soft on defense because she didn’t want to get in foul trouble. Well, she proved them wrong. She runs the floor with so much finesse,...

Illinois and Michigan State are both going to play pretty good defense. They’re playing a little better than we are defensively right now, and I guarantee you both teams are going to run.

He was the type of player that loved to take on a defense by himself. He had that next-level ability to always break down the first defender and that creates a lot of problems for...

We’re disappointed with the way we finished the game. Our defense wasn’t very good tonight. We gave up 65 points in the second half. We had a lot of things go wrong defensively.

We wanted to be aggressive and physical on defense. We were very sharp.

China’s real defense spending is much higher.

The defense sector has had quite a run over the past 18 months. As people start to anticipate a war scenario, we’re seeing a little froth in these stocks.

I thought we served well and I thought our back row defense was pretty good. I wasn’t pleased with our blocking. We can get better.

He’s been great on defense this year. He’s been a great example for our young big guys. He’s a great off-the-ball defender, and some of the little things he does don’t always show up on...

I think defense is the easiest thing to do to get yourself going. If you get a steal or a rebound, it motivates you to keep doing it. If I can get some steals and...

I conceal myself behind cynicism because it’s safe. Camouflage is more protective than body armor. Why do you think the Department of Defense contacted me to design a gun that shoots insults?

I think it was definitely our defense because some nights we were horrible shooting. Our defense is what got us to the championship.

Taylor and Bailey hit such important shots. Taylor’s defense is amazing. She has no fear. She just went right at them and did a great job.

We were a little lackadaisical on defense at first, but winning by 24 points is pretty good.

It’s pretty nice when you play defense and get some rebounds. Our defense keyed the offense and we made some nice kick-out passes to get clear shots.

I liked neither the performance nor the result. The defense got a series of yellow cards in the first half that paralyzed them in the second half. My players were obviously scared of the opponent.

I know my role on this team, play defense, bring energy, take the shots when they’re there. Just to help this team win and do everything I can, that’s always going to feel good.

Our defense is only as good as the nose plays. If the nose doesn’t play any good, the defense isn’t any good.

We had to put on a scramble defense but on this big floor it takes a toll. We exerted so much energy to get back. We got within one … but we could never get...

We played solid up and down the field. Our defense recorded their fifth shutout of the season. Stewart is starting to step it up, which is great to see.

His defense made up for his hitting early in the season, … We built this team on pitching and defense and Joe is a big part of that. Joe had some big clutch hits this...

We’re not getting the big hits and we’re not executing on defense. We could have been out of both those innings today. It’s a matter of making a few plays here or there.