Charles Woodson Quotes

There are different types of cornerbacks: you've got your longer guys that will try to get physical with you and use their length, and you've got your quick guys that will try to use their quickness, and then you've got your 'tweener' guys that will try to use both.

The bigs are there on the help-side if the guy goes by me, and I'm able to switch to other offensive players.

It is an important part of the role of a centre-back to focus on building up the game and initiating moves.

I'm a free safety. The one responsibility I have is making the play, really. So I take those chances.

To be honest, it was only when I was first in the French Ligue 1 that my manager and other people started to say, 'Okay, N'Golo recovers a lot of balls.' Before that, I didn't consider it to be my job in the team.

I don't put any thought into the footballs after I choose them. When you're out there playing in front of 70,000 people, like a home crowd, you don't think about it. You're just reacting to the game.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a quarterback? He loses his confidence.

At the highest level in the NFL, the pass game is as complex as you can imagine.

We planted bugs, microphones, in premises which interested us in the West. We weren't too successful - I would have said unfortunately in former years, but I don't care anymore now.

I'd never switch to man-to-man unless we were able to play good man-to-man. Ever.

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.

When I first came to Arsenal, I didn't know how to defend.

Being able to guard the pick and roll makes you a high asset in the NBA.

The rules of the game really have given the offense an advantage, especially with pass interference.

At fullback you have a little bit more defensive responsibility. You have to help out with your center backs a little bit more. As a wing back, you can be a little bit more aggressive with getting forward.

Zones are easier just to throw out there and you don't have to really teach it.

Think about the deflections. The offense can't score every play. They're just trying to get a good shot. If I can deflect a pass, even if it doesn't cause a turnover, it will throw their timing off half-a-second. That half-a-second might mess up their shot.

Having a good defensive line allows you to play better because it's less stressful in terms of defending.

In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.

As a defender I try to keep clean sheets.

Firstly, I am somebody who plays in a defensive role, and we need to start with that, but then I need to bring the ball forward and help the attack.

It's just always been a knack for me to play defense.

Quarterback and cornerback are two of the hardest positions to play on the field, so yeah, you're going to get beat, you're going to throw interceptions, you're going to get sacked, you're going to miss throws. Stuff like that is going to happen. That's something you've been prepping for your whole life playing the position.

I know if I'm playing centre-back, there are certain places where you don't give your full-back the ball - because I've been the full-back!