Offense Quotes

Zito has pitched a lot of good games, but I know if I've ever seen him pitch a better game. Everything was working for him. Bart matched him pitch for pitch, but we couldn't come up with any offense. - Mike Scioscia

Zach thinks defense first. But he's able to weave, rush the puck up the ice and create offense. - Dave Hepler

Zach controlled the match. That's they way he wrestles. He can shut down guys that have big offenses. - Jason Stevenson

You've heard our formula many times. You ... need superior special units, relentless defense, mistake-free and opportunistic offense. - Jim Tressel

You've gotta get in the bonus at some point. We only shot three free throws in the first half ... You don't get to the free throw line, at home or on the road, taking a lot of jump shots and playing fast. You gotta grind it out some; you gotta run your offense. - Tom Crean

You've got to try to limit the big plays, which we've been pretty good at so far this year. They score so quickly, I think it takes the other team out of their offense so fast. - Rich Rodriguez

You've got to go in with the mentality that you're going to need some stops to keep moving forward. Yeah, there are some great offenses playing at this level. But I guess I'm a little bit old school. I still think you win championships with defense. And when you look at who's left [in the playoffs], the teams still playing, they can all play some defense. - Marcus Washington

You've got to give Boston College a lot of credit. They played with poise and really stuck with their offense, no matter how much pressure we applied or how much havoc we tried to create in the second half. Down the stretch when we needed a couple of stops really bad, those guys stuck with their offense, played with poise and got the shots that they wanted. - Wes Miller

You've got to figure out a way to keep the heat on your opponents and always try to be on the offense instead of defense. That's what happened to us a lot at (last year's Ryder Cup). - Fred Funk

You've got to do whatever you can to get on the field; you've got to start somewhere... A lot of guys in the NFL started on special teams and worked their way up. That was my starting point. I got on special teams because of my size and strength. I'm still on them and on the field with the offense ... so it's paying off. - Roy Hall