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The strikers are the first defenders. And the first defender is the first striker to build from the back.
I'm a defender, and my first job is to make the team secure at the back; that's my primary responsibility.
When you come out of pick-and-roll, it's really tough to step back and shoot because the defender is coming.
As attorney general I see my role as defender both of press freedom and of the fair administration of justice.
It is always a bit hypocritical when a defender who spends the whole game kicking you complains of being kicked.
I enjoy those physical battles and I've been on record saying Virgil van Dijk is the best defender in the world.
It's an offensive foul if you go into the defender's body, but if I fade and a guy runs into my leg, it's a foul.
I don't know one player who doesn't make a mistake, especially a defender and especially how we play at Liverpool.
I played at full-back for 10 years, I enjoyed it, and I had success there, so I can never regret being a defender.
I wasn't a natural defender. I was a striker as a kid. I have learned a lot but there is more to learn, of course.
I do like to play and pass the ball. But first and foremost I see myself as a defender: blocking, tackling, heading.
Eventually, I think I'll probably end up at centre-half. By the time I get to 28 or 29, I imagine I'll be a defender.
Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
I'm a lock-up defender and I believe strongly in my defense, so I don't need to take cheap shots at guys to get an edge.
I'm a defender first and foremost, and if I'm playing right centre-half, I am even more of a defender than the wing-backs.
Do I want to be the best defender in Europe? Of course. Any defender will tell you that - who wouldn't want to be the best?
If the offensive player starts losing confidence, that gets the defender's confidence up - and I think the team can feel it.
If a defender hits you and you stay down he might think he's got the better of you, so to get up and keep going is important.
I was a great help-side defender in college, but as far as really wanting to lock somebody up, that was never really my focus.
As a defender, how much ground I cover isn't up to me. I'm defending against a forward, so her movement determines my movement.
Paul Pogba is a revelation and my idol is Lillian Thuram. I'm inspired by the best and he was always a quick and safe defender.
Baresi was not tall but he was a great player, while Cannavaro was the best defender in the world - hopefully I will be the same.
I just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.
As a competitor, you always want to go against the best, so whoever guards me, I'm hoping it's the best defender from the other team.
I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when I deem it to be wrong.
Would I - or any defender - tell the referee to give a penalty if I made a foul in the box but it was deemed a fair tackle? No chance.
I'd say I'm a front foot defender; I never hesitate to go in for a challenge. You have to get one over your opponent and dominate them.
You can ask every coach from Ron Gardenhire to Dave Clark, anyone who has seen me play, they don't know why they say I'm a bad defender.
I'm not a defender of old or new football managers. I believe in good ones and bad ones, those that achieve success and those that don't.
Bogut - I wouldn't be the defender I am without Bogut. He taught me a ton. Angles. How to guard the post. You name it, he taught me a ton.
The term 'human rights defender,' incidentally, isn't something I or my attorneys came up with. Personally, I find it a little embarrassing.
For you to even enquire about one player, he is expensive. You go to buy a right-back, a left-back, or a central defender, and he is expensive.
I'm going to play with one goalkeeper, obviously, one defender, one midfielder and two attackers, very offensive because we need to score goals.
From the day I started to think politically and to develop my own moral values, from my earliest youth, I have been an ardent defender of Israel.
I am a forthright defender of the right to bear arms - which is guaranteed not only by the U.S. Constitution, but by the Constitution of Arizona.
People that know me realise what kind of player I am. I'm a front-foot defender; I like a tackle, but I'm not malicious, and I don't go in to hurt.
I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them.
If you've got a fast and strong defender, on the left, I feel like I can give him trouble going down the line, coming inside, or making runs in behind.
I think Serie A has always been a goal of mine to play in one day, because as a defender if you get the chance to experience Serie A you want to do it.
When I first got into the league, I just used to run. Just run the route. Really no technique to it. I really couldn't separate myself from the defender.
When I come off the ball screen, I'm always trying to draw another defender, so where I can get my teammates open, and if not, I can score the basketball.
What I tell a lot of the younger guys is, 'My speed isn't the same, my agility isn't the same, but yet I still can talk.' That's an extra defender out there.
I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!
I've done quite a bit in England. I've won the majority of trophies and awards that there is to win, apart from top goalscorer... which is hard as a defender.
For me, the best defender I played against was Carles Puyol. He was my teammate, too, but my rival many times. Also, Roberto Ayala, the Argentinian centerback.
One move nobody knows about, when I catch the ball on the wing and I'm driving, I'm looking at the defender's legs, and I'm yanking their legs back as I run by.
At Kentucky, that was my job - coming off screens, catch and shoot, spacing the floor - no hesitations. Just go right into my shot - don't focus on the defender.
I didn't start out wanting to be a defender. Who would want to be in the back-line after having watched striker Paolo Rossi score six goals in the 1982 World Cup?
I'm a defender first and foremost - blocks, headers, vital tackles, or even just the communication side of it, which is massive but doesn't really get recognised.
I rate Dave Luiz as a top defender. He's very clever. But I don't know if he's as quick as me. And if he kicks me, he kicks me. It's fine. I can't react to anything.