When there is stuff being written about your family and people ask you questions which are very personal in nature, it makes you defensive and almost makes you angry.
Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.
Osama bin Laden characterized his terrorist activities as 'defensive jihad,' provoked by 'debauched infidels' bent on enslaving the Muslim world. The lead industry blamed 'ignorant parents' for applying lead paint to juvenile furniture.
I find myself bitter, defensive, and more misanthropic than I care to admit.
I want to meet Brandon Crawford and just pick his brain and figure out what helps him out on the defensive side of the ball.
Slowly from just touching the ball I got to making the ball and eventually hitting a decent defensive shot. Because I don’t have a lot of weapons I have to use my speed.
How can I ever dog Derek Jeter? It's impossible. There is nothing to knock. He's a great defensive player. He's a great offensive player.
Most of my football education was under Hope Powell, and were some of her training sessions boring? Yes. But were they necessary? Yes. We fully understood what we needed to do as a defensive unit.
There are major funding gaps for security research generally, particularly when it comes to defensive security practices and tools that will contribute to the protection and defense of the Internet.
There's something to be said for writing in the morning. At other points in the day, you're a bit more defensive.
