Blocking Shots Quotes

When I'm out there flying around, blocking shots, dunking the ball, grabbing rebounds it brings everybody's spirits up and gets them going.

Cheer the players. They are ones getting it done. They are ones blocking shots, making saves and scoring goals.

When you play guard, you're not going to block a lot of shots. Inside, you're going to block shots.

On the defensive end, I have to do my job.

I pride myself on the defensive end. That's where I earn my keep.

My shot-blocking ability, it's really second to none.

Goaltending, sometimes it's tough because you're in the air and you say, 'No, no. Don't take the ball.'

Being a presence on the defensive end, I know that's important to me, I have to establish that.

I try to do a good job of contesting shots and blocking shots and altering shots, but I've got to do a better job of doing more.

I always felt like I'm a good one-on-one defensive player.

I've always loved blocking shots.

You've gotta play a head game; especially blocking shots, you've gotta make it hard. You're playing against the best of the best: they're not gonna go straight to the basket, do a layup. You've gotta lure them into some shots.

When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it.

I'm hoping I'm remembered as one of the most prolific shot-blockers.

As a defender I try to keep clean sheets.

I block shots and stay out the way.

Being out there, I know how to play the game and know my spots. Just get rebounds, block shots, defend.

Those plays are winning plays, getting those blocks. Somebody's trying to dunk the ball and you get a block and that's demoralizing for the guy that tried to dunk the basketball.

Goaltending can steal you a series.

I've been learning when to block shots against who I'm playing. I'm not just going to leave a shooter to go block shots.

You can be a great defensive player, and if you don't put up splash statistics, then you're not going to get noticed.

Blocking a shot can really demoralize a person and defer them from coming to the rim the rest of the game. So being able to do that and change the landscape of the game by one play is pretty amazing.

I can guard guys my size and bigger, because, typically, I'm stronger than them, but sometimes guys get by me on the wing. It's not as big a deal because I can recover pretty well and I'll block their shot at the rim, but I hate when guys go past me on the wing. I hate that.

It's important for young men and women who look at the Nebraska champs to understand that quality of life is more than just blocking shots.

I like to score when I can, but if I can't do that, I like to do the other things - defense, blocking, rebounding.