A Quote by Steve Yzerman

We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.

Steve Yzerman

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Steve Yzerman
Canadian - Athlete
Born: May 9, 1965

If we play defense the way we're supposed to and we play defense the way we do here in practice, we should have no problems against most of the teams in the league, and other teams, it'll be a great fight.

Karl-Anthony Towns

Defense not only wins games; it's what gets you on the floor at every level you play at. Once you get to high school and get to college, if you don't play defense, you won't play.

Avery Bradley

My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart that if you play defense, you can take the heart from an offensive player.

Eric Williams

You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.

Guy Lafleur

I came in the league as not a shooter, not a scorer. My game was to play defense and make my teammates better. The most important stat to me was that left column - winning. Nothing else matters.

Jason Kidd

From my experience, playing on some really good teams in the past, that's No. 1, to pitch well and play defense.

Buster Posey

Two or three years ago, every game I want to score. And after I score a goal I have a spark and I'm so happy I want more. Now I'mkind of different. I'm not saying I lost my spark - I still have it - but I don't chase the goal as much as I used to. I'm playing for the team andI still know I can score, but it's different than two or three years back.Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they winthe Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season. You have to play defense, that's how you win.

Peter Bondra

It takes brains. It's not like a forward, where you can get away with scoring and not play defense. On defense you have to be thinking.

Chris Chelios

It's not always fun. It burns inside to play defense. But you have to keep working and eventually defense is something you get used to.

Kevin Knox

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

John Wooden

As the name of the agency suggests, 'Department of Defense,' the defense refers to the United States of America - not the defense of South Korea, not the defense of Ukraine, not the defense of Syria or Germany.

Ann Coulter

You have more control of things if you play defense. And you can control how you play defense, too, with effort and preparation.

Ben Howland

I developed my game a lot and learned how to score off the dribble. I learned how to play team defense and one-on-one defense.

Khris Middleton

A lot of people say you can't make the league if you can't play defense, so I really play really good defense. That's something I really pride myself on.

Kevin Knox

I'll know that when I play a good game, a decent game, and I know when I can play a lot better and aggressive, when I can take over a game myself.