Quotes about Opponent

Respect yourself, your Opponent and the Game Votes: 3

The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do. Votes: 3

Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere. Votes: 3

Confidence is very important - even pretending to be Confident. If you make a Mistake but do not let your Opponent see what you are thinking then he may overlook the Mistake. Votes: 3

Negotiation means getting the best of your opponent. Votes: 1

Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent. Votes: 1

If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him. Votes: 1

Don't underestimate your opponent, but don't overestimate them, either. Votes: 1

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent. Votes: 1

To injure an opponent is to injure yourself. To control aggression without inflicting injury is the Art of Peace. Votes: 1

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform. Votes: 1

I'm trying to keep the face of my opponent more or less not damaged but eventually to execute the plan and knock him out. Votes: 1

In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach. Votes: 1

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved. Votes: 1

Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people. Votes: 1

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. Votes: 1

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. Votes: 1

Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures. Votes: 1

Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds. Votes: 1

Regardless of the obstacles or hurdles that are ahead of you, regardless of the opponent, regardless of the odds, your goal and objective always is to win. I think that's part of sports. Votes: 1

In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family. Votes: 1

The bigger my chest is, the more it gets in the way. It just creates space. It makes me much more efficient if I don't have so much in the way between me and my opponent. Votes: 1

If you have a strong opponent, a competition is stimulating. I am generally most open to ideas when I have had a bad result. In chess, too, players specialise. This specialty then becomes an entry barrier. Votes: 1

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good. Votes: 1

I like tricks; I like to dazzle. Dribbling and leaving your opponent on his backside is what life is for. If I achieve what I want to, then I'll mark a distinct era in football. I'm the Che Guevara of modern soccer. Votes: 1

I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.' But if my opponent didn't know the other half of the routine, I don't know how well I'd do. Votes: 1

There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed. Votes: 1

This year I guess I decided in the bigger matches to take it more to my opponent instead of waiting a bit more for the mistakes. Yeah, this is I guess how you want to win Wimbledon, is by going after your shots, believing you can do it, and that's what I was able to do today. Votes: 1

All of my life had been spent in the shadow of apartheid. And when South Africa went through its extraordinary change in 1994, it was like having spent a lifetime in a boxing ring with an opponent and suddenly finding yourself in that boxing ring with nobody else and realising you've to take the gloves off and get out, and reinvent yourself. Votes: 1

I had true rivalries. Not only did I want to beat my opponent, but I didn't want to let him up, either. I had a rivalry with Mac, Lendl, Borg. Everybody knew there was tension between us, on court and off. That's what's really ingrained in my mind: 'This is real. This isn't a soft rivalry.' There were no hugs and kisses. Votes: 1

Work harder than your opponent. Votes: 0

The difficult opponent is the best. Votes: 0

I never defeated a healthy opponent. Votes: 0

Respect every opponent, but fear none. Votes: 0

One should respect a defeated opponent! Votes: 0

My toughest opponent has always been me. Votes: 0

Play against the Game, not your opponent. Votes: 0

It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men Votes: 0

Creative memory is the historian's most subtle opponent. Votes: 0

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself. Votes: 0

Heraclitus was an opponent of all democratic parties. Votes: 0

To injure your opponent is to injure yourself. Votes: 0

Never quit politicking and never underestimate your opponent. Votes: 0

Do not let your opponent see your spirit Votes: 0

I look in the mirror, my only opponent Votes: 0

Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances Votes: 0

Your biggest hurdle isn't your opponent, it is yourself. Votes: 0

Respect your opponent, just make them respect you more. Votes: 0

How do you fight an invisible opponent like suspicion? Votes: 0

Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across. Votes: 0

I don't worry about what my opponent is doing. Votes: 0

Cause your opponent to repent, then let him fall Votes: 0

When you find your opponent's weak spot, hammer it. Votes: 0

Let your opponent show you how to defeat him Votes: 0

There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent. Votes: 0

Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you. Votes: 0

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own. Votes: 0

I won't hold my opponent's youth and inexperience against him. Votes: 0

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature. Votes: 0

My opponent is my teacher, my ego is my enemy. Votes: 0

You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential. Votes: 0

What is Love compared with holing out before your opponent? Votes: 0

It is impossible to outplay an opponent you can't outthink. Votes: 0

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score. Votes: 0

You must not let your opponent know how you feel. Votes: 0

Conquering evil, not the opponent is the essence of swordsmanship. Votes: 0

My opponent is Short and the match will be short. Votes: 0

I definitely miss the rush from wiping out an opponent. Votes: 0

The height of strategy, is to attack your opponent's strategy. Votes: 0

Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him. Votes: 0

If an opponent won't watch you bet, then you probably shouldn't. Votes: 0

That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence. Votes: 0

You really are never playing an opponent. You are playing yourself. Votes: 0

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love. Votes: 0

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents. Votes: 0

The pursuit of truth does not permit violence on one's opponent. Votes: 0

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. Votes: 0

The more you attack, the more your opponent will make mistakes. Votes: 0

My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder. Votes: 0

If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel. Votes: 0

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law. Votes: 0

Never take your eyes off your opponent... even when you bow... Votes: 0

If I'm disrespectful to my opponent, how can I respect myself? Votes: 0

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair. Votes: 0

No man is ever innocent when his opponent is the judge. Votes: 0

It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. Votes: 0

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law Votes: 0

You should be a missile and go and destroy your opponent. Votes: 0

To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent. Votes: 0

If you face just one opponent, and you doubt yourself, you're out-numbered Votes: 0

Racing is licking your opponent's plate clean before starting on your own Votes: 0

In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. Votes: 0

Always make your opponent think you know more than you really know. Votes: 0

To win you have to score one more goal than your opponent Votes: 0

You are not just fighting one opponent. You are fighting the unknown. Votes: 0

You have to rip your opponent's lungs out and then move on. Votes: 0

In golf, as in no other sport, your principal opponent is youself. Votes: 0

Lack of fairness to an opponent is essentially a sign of weakness. Votes: 0

Training is what you are doing while your opponent is sleeping in. Votes: 0

When your opponent gives you an opening, be swift as a hare. Votes: 0

The true opponent in a debate on emptiness is your own ego. Votes: 0

That enemy warrior appears to be a formidable opponent. I relish the challenge. Votes: 0

The satyagrahi should not have any hatred in his heart against the opponent. Votes: 0

Who is your opponent tonight, tonight I am playing against the Black pieces Votes: 0

If you face a worthy opponent acknowledge their skills and show them yours. Votes: 0

I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake. Votes: 0

I'm not scared of any opponent. I fight who I want to fight. Votes: 0

Chemotherapy is an opponent in itself - simultaneously curing you and hurting you. Votes: 0

Anger and fear are disabling trait behaviours, instilled in the opponent with care. Votes: 0

What distinguishes tennis is respect for one's opponent, one's conduct on the court. Votes: 0

Relax and calm your mind. Forget about yourself and follow your opponent's movement. Votes: 0

I didnt want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me. Votes: 0

Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent. Votes: 0

If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death. Votes: 0

Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent. Votes: 0

In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won. Votes: 0

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent. Votes: 0

I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either. Votes: 0

In war, the key to victory is the ability to surprise one's opponent. Votes: 0

You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance. Votes: 0

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory. Votes: 0

If you really want a true confrontation, you treat your opponent with respect. Votes: 0

a man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent. Votes: 0

Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade. Votes: 0

Competition was as much as respecting your opponent's work as introspecting on your own. Votes: 0

The only explanation on what's happened today is my opponent was better than me. Votes: 0

No confirmed satyagrahi is dismayed by dangers, seen or unseen, from his opponent's side. Votes: 0

One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent Votes: 0

Our opponent and many in Congress criticized our decision to end the Iraq war. Votes: 0

I tried to get into the mind of my opponent and psyche him out. Votes: 0

In any form of attack it is essential to assail your opponent from behind. Votes: 0

One of the objectives of opening play is to try to surprise your opponent. Votes: 0

It's all very simple: if you score one more than your opponent, you win. Votes: 0

Who? Who is that? (J.R.'s response when asked about opponent Jason Terry.) Votes: 0

I don't worry about my opponent or their game, I worry about my game. Votes: 0

I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind. Votes: 0

Donald Trump has defied practically every playbook or blue book technique in dispatching an opponent. Votes: 0

Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments. Votes: 0

Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs, I saidWe have a protractor. Votes: 0

Winning is often simply getting up off the ground one more time than your opponent. Votes: 0

Playing against a defensive opponent is just as bad as making love to a tree. Votes: 0

Never resign. There's always a chance your opponent may drop dead before he mates you. Votes: 0

Donald Trump has defied practically every playbook or blue book technique in dispatching an opponent. Votes: 0

The innovator is not an opponent of the old, but a proponent of the new. Votes: 0

Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns Votes: 0

PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy or opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself. Votes: 0

My opponent left a glass of whisky 'en prise' and I took it 'en passant'. Votes: 0

To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel. Votes: 0

Successful candidates follow a simple fundamental rule: Define yourself before your opponent can define you. Votes: 0

For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer. Votes: 0

Always keep your eye on your opponent, and never let yourself be deceived by ruses. Votes: 0

I never lose in any argument, because I always make sure that my opponent wins. Votes: 0

Figure out what your opponent wants you to do and try to do the opposite. Votes: 0

War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will. Votes: 0

When arguing with a fool, make sure the opponent isn't doing the exact same thing. Votes: 0

I never fear my opponent, for me he only represents a new challenge to conquer. Votes: 0

A campaign is about defining who you are - your vision and your opponent's vision. Votes: 0

Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's. Votes: 0

In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess. Votes: 0

Fire only at close range, and only when your opponent is properly in your sights. Votes: 0

Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something Votes: 0

There is luck in chess. My opponent was lucky that he was playing against an idiot. Votes: 0

A seeker of truth will never begin by discounting his opponent's statement as unworthy of trust. Votes: 0

A Warrior of Light never resorts to trickery, but he knows how to distract his opponent. Votes: 0

Contempt is the emotion we feel for an opponent whose arguments are too formidable to refute. Votes: 0

Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender. Votes: 0

My favourite victory is when it is not even clear where my opponent made a mistake. Votes: 0

A war was coming either way. Now all I had to do was choose my opponent Votes: 0

... on the right occasion a bold choice of opening can unnerve even the most steely opponent. Votes: 0

To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy. Votes: 0

Success in fighting means not coming at your opponent the way he wants to fight you. Votes: 0

Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs," I said. "We have a protractor. Votes: 0

Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences. Votes: 0

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent. Votes: 0

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side. Votes: 0

If your opponent is tapping, your technique is good. If he is not tapping, your technique sucks. Votes: 0

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. Votes: 0

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side Votes: 0

One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat Votes: 0

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused. Votes: 0

Propaganda must not serve the truth, especially as it might bring out something favorable for the opponent. Votes: 0

I like to go on the court and have a little bit of information about my opponent. Votes: 0

The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football. Votes: 0

Through courtesy you will take a humble attitude toward your opponent in training & be grateful to him. Votes: 0

You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important. Votes: 0

Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall. Votes: 0

Would you kick an opponent when he was down? Yes, if I thought he might get up. Votes: 0

If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire. Votes: 0

Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will. Votes: 0

Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play. Votes: 0

If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off Votes: 0

The end of nonviolent 'war' is always an agreement, never dictation, much less humiliation of the opponent. Votes: 0

One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class. Votes: 0

Robust faith in oneself and brave trust of the opponent, so called or real, is the best safeguard. Votes: 0

Never be arrogant or abrasive. Treat your opponent respectfully if they really and truly believe they are right. Votes: 0

In chess it is more important to frustrate your opponent's strategy than to be obsessed with your own. Votes: 0

I always try to attack. While I'm on the offensive, my opponent can think of nothing but defending. Votes: 0

The warrior of light listens to what his opponent has to say. He only fights if absolutely necessary. Votes: 0

Assertion is not argument; to contradict the statement of an opponent is not proof that you are correct. Votes: 0

I incorporate different styles that work for me. I could easily change my style depends on my opponent. Votes: 0

The apologist is most entrusted with apologetics when capable of arguing his opponent's position better than his opponent. Votes: 0

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to. Votes: 0

My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions Votes: 0

Sometimes I wish I could just fall in love. Then, at least you know who your opponent is. Votes: 0

After a match, my opponent goes to the hospital and gets an IV and I have a martini. Votes: 0

The best way of losing a cause is to abuse your opponent and to trade upon his weakness. Votes: 0

Instead of trying to prove your opponent wrong, try to see in what sense he might be right. Votes: 0

If I cover my head with my hands, it means deny the ball to the opponent's ball handler. Votes: 0

We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent. Votes: 0

I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance. Votes: 0

If you don't have a record to run on, you paint your opponent as someone to run from. Votes: 0

I must say a word about fear. It is life's only true opponent. Only fear can defeat life. Votes: 0

If your opponent dives on you, do not try to evade his onslaught, but fly to meet it. Votes: 0

In randori we learn employ the principle of maximum efficiency even when we could easily overpower an opponent. Votes: 0

Every time I get an opponent - I mean, every time I get a chance - I'm home. Votes: 0

In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be. Votes: 0

Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game. Votes: 0

The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life. Votes: 0

A genuine satyagraha should never excite contempt in the opponent even when it fails to command regard or respect. Votes: 0

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; [but] a creed is always sensitive. Votes: 0

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the table. Votes: 0

Science rests on reason and experiment, and can meet an opponent with calmness; but a belief is always sensitive. Votes: 0

I won't play with you anymore. You have insulted my friend -when an opponent cursed himself for a blunder Votes: 0

From his moment of victory, a kinder, gentler Donald Trump - praise for the opponent he promised to jail. Votes: 0

When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent. Votes: 0

It is impossible to win a contest with a helpless opponent since if you win you have won nothing. Votes: 0

Only play into a variation in which your opponent is strong if you have your own personal novelty ready! Votes: 0

In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness. Votes: 0

No one is entirely good or evil; that is what the Warrior thinks when he has a new opponent. Votes: 0

A nonviolent action accompanied by nonviolence in thought and word should never produce enduring violent reaction upon the opponent. Votes: 0

Every opponent is a new opponent. Trust me, they don't give a crap how many matches I have won. Votes: 0

A warrior of the Light does not rely on strength alone; he makes use of his opponent's energy, too. Votes: 0

My opponent called me a cream puff. Well, I rushed out and got the baker's union to endorse me. Votes: 0

My opponent called me a cream puff. Well, I rushed out and got the baker's union to endorse me. Votes: 0

Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission. Votes: 0

Even as you wrestle with the ideas of an opponent, you must keep the dignity of the opponent intact. Votes: 0

Do not be afraid to get close to your opponent. The closer you are, the more you will learn. Votes: 0

'Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces. Votes: 0

You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive. Votes: 0

Civil disobedience is a stimulation for the fighters and a challenge to the opponent, in the present instance, authority. Votes: 0

Oh and Oh' is a tennis term... It's a nice way of saying you took your opponent to pieces. Votes: 0

You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession. Votes: 0

Resistance is not a peripheral opponent. Resistance arises from within. It is self-generated and self-perpetuated. resistance is the enemy within. Votes: 0

Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent. Votes: 0

Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well. Votes: 0

Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality. Votes: 0

God dramatically slew one monstrous opponent and then threw us into the arena against a stronger and more vicious foe. Votes: 0

Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength. Votes: 0

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt. Votes: 0

A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent. Votes: 0

The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence. Votes: 0

To totalitarianism, an opponent is by definition subversive; democracy treats subversives as mere opponents for fear of betraying its principles. Votes: 0

If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. Votes: 0

It makes a difference when you've got more than two months versus two weeks to train for a particular opponent. Votes: 0

We make my opponent out as a monster. We focus on his strengths because that's what we need to negate. Votes: 0

If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you. Votes: 0

Talking to a golf ball won't do you any good, unless you do it while your opponent is teeing off. Votes: 0

The more talented the opponent, the luckier you are. You have draw a great deal of strength from your being. Votes: 0

If your opponent wants to fight, the fight will be very interesting not just for the audience, but for myself. Votes: 0

You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove that you are the better player. Votes: 0

If your opponent praises you: beware! But if he gets stuck into you, you are usually on the right way. Votes: 0

We'll do whatever it takes to score as many points as we can-and definitely one more point than the opponent. Votes: 0

On hitting a shaken opponent - His legs turned to spaghetti and I was all over him like the sauce. Votes: 0

Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged. Votes: 0

I've seen the consequences of what can happen when you're unprepared for a fight, or not as prepared as your opponent. Votes: 0

True strength isn't in killing"”or ignoring"”your opponent, it's in having the will to shield those who need your protection. Votes: 0

Arguing is a game that two can play at. But it is a strange game in that neither opponent ever wins. Votes: 0

I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when the British and American governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas. Votes: 0

When your opponent is hurrying recklessly, you must act contrarily and keep calm. You must not be influenced by the opponent. Votes: 0

That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one Votes: 0

The most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants. Votes: 0

I wouldn't like to make anybody cry, I don't dislike anybody. It doesn't even matter - the opponent is always faceless. Votes: 0

Why waste your money looking up your family tree? Just go into politics and your opponent will do it for you. Votes: 0

I didn't know your identity, but I had an impression of who my opponent was, being surrounded by things you made. Votes: 0

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way. Votes: 0

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad. Votes: 0

We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent. Votes: 0

You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game. Votes: 0

Brain, v. [as in "to brain"]: To rebuke bluntly, but not pointedly; to dispel a source of error in an opponent. Votes: 0

Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play. Votes: 0

Even the sadistic misogyny of Buddha and Christ was nothing but an attempt to gain the better of a vastly superior opponent. Votes: 0

Nobody can count Shane Mosley out. He is a good, good fighter, especially when he fights an aggressive opponent like Manny Pacquiao. Votes: 0

In warfare, there are no constant conditions. He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent will succeed and win. Votes: 0

Pain creates movement, and movement controls balance. If the opponent does not feel any pain you may be forced to break bones. Votes: 0

A strong person will not be nervous and not express aggression towards his opponent... he will face the fight calm and balanced. Votes: 0

If (Black) is going for victory, he is practically forced to allow his opponent to get some kind of well-known positional advantage. Votes: 0

O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent. Votes: 0

Earlier today, President Bush said Kerry will be a tough and hard-charging opponent. That explains why Bush's nickname for Kerry is math. Votes: 0

Assessing existence while failing to embrace the insights of modern physics would be like wrestling in the dark with an unknown opponent. Votes: 0

When our brain feels too weak to deal with our opponent's objections, our heart answers by casting suspicion on their underlying motives. Votes: 0

Is it [hunting] really a sport if you have all the equipment and your opponent doesn't know a game is going on? Votes: 0

Fighting for me is a chess game. I'm not angry with my opponent. I just want to go in there and win. Votes: 0

My most difficult opponent is myself. When I am playing I often involuntarily make a world champion out of a candidate master. Votes: 0

If you are not comortable to deal with an opponent 50 lbs heavier than you, there is something wrong with your Jiu Jitsu... Votes: 0

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. Votes: 0

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. Votes: 0

When one has shot down one's first, second or third opponent, then one begins to find out how the trick is done. Votes: 0

the baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls. Votes: 0

I don't think it's really good once you've lost an election to sit around, watch your former opponent, and swipe at them. Votes: 0

We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general. Votes: 0

You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one Votes: 0

I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different. Votes: 0

When the last point is done, we are humans. Give your opponent a hug and say, "˜great fight,' and that's all. Votes: 0

Let us always remember that he does not really believe his own opinion, who dares not give free scope to his opponent. Votes: 0

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot. Votes: 0

I prepare for the next fight and I train for that opponent. I'm thinking about Dan Henderson and not thinking about the championship. Votes: 0

When you have nothing to say, say nothing; a weak defense strengthens your opponent, and silence is less injurious than a bad reply. Votes: 0

Our opponent [ Representative John Lewis] is someone who sees America as imperfect enough to pal around with terrorists who targeted their own country. Votes: 0

If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi and nonviolence. But if your enemy has no conscience like Hitler, then follow Bonhoeffer. Votes: 0

I prefer being able to see my opponent. It is just different for me; I didn't grow up with the internet age really. Votes: 0

Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player. Votes: 0

My opponent Senator Menendez and his colleagues are pursuing what I consider a Jon Corzine economic policy. Higher taxes, more spending, more debt. Votes: 0

Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player Votes: 0

The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength. Votes: 0

Transform yourself. It is not the opponent that will change, or the Frisbee. They will change in relation to your change. You must change. Votes: 0

I've never pumped myself up or made myself angry as some sportsmen do. I think that one should treat his opponent with great respect. Votes: 0

When a political opponent resorts to the racist card, it's a sure sign of moral bankruptcy: there's no decent argument left in the armoury. Votes: 0

Mercy is the mark of a great man! (stabs defeated opponent) I guess I'm just a good man. (stabs opponent again) Well ... I'm alright. Votes: 0

Preparing for another opponent isn't very glamorous. But it's Hollywood. You want to see the fun parts. The meeting rooms are not super fun. Votes: 0

The candidates unleashing heated words about race, bigotry, and intolerance. Donald Trump chasing the minority vote and hurling a blistering accusation at his opponent. Votes: 0

To improve as a player you need to not only know how you plan to win, but ... how might your opponent disrupt your plan. Votes: 0

I always train and prepare with highest concentration and focus on my next opponent. To me, it does not matter what his name is. Votes: 0

One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized. Votes: 0

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved. Votes: 0

While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team's victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent. Votes: 0

Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves Votes: 0

The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources. Votes: 0

There's no doubt Milos Raonic will be a very tough final opponent, after all he beat [ Roger] Federer on Centre Court to get there. Votes: 0

Admire the world for never ending on you -- as you would an opponent, without taking your eyes away from him, or walking away. Votes: 0

I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result. Votes: 0

Your job, with all that mental training and suffering, is just to push your line of breaking so far your opponent can't find it. Votes: 0

While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team's victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent Votes: 0

Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my opponent Votes: 0

Science is the search for truth - it is not a game in which one tries to beat his opponent, to do harm to others. Votes: 0

Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down the opponent psychologically. Votes: 0

Everything about Washington is inconsistent, because they say one thing and do another, which is what my opponent, Claire McCaskill, is very, very good at. Votes: 0

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good. Votes: 0

However much I may sympathise with and admire worthy motives, I am an uncompromising opponent of violent methods even to serve the noblest of causes. Votes: 0

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting. Votes: 0

The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study. Votes: 0

I watch the ball fiercely to see its height and speed off my opponent's racket so I can decide how I want to hit it. Votes: 0

He [Tyson Fury] will be difficult opponent to adjust to, because of his style of fighting and physical conditions. Fans will certainly not be bored. Votes: 0

Life is a game board. Time is your opponent. If you procrastinate, you will lose the game. You must make a move to be victorious. Votes: 0

People who use the mind and aggressive energy to blow their opponent away can be figured out. Anybody you can figure out you can defeat. Votes: 0

Everywhere I go, I will make a good payday. But we got to choose the right opponent and the right time and the right venue. Votes: 0

Negative energy that comes at you in some form is energy that can be turned around - to defeat an opponent and lift you up. Votes: 0

Nowadays grandmasters no longer study their opponent's games so much, but they study his character, his behaviour and his temperament in the most thorough fashion. Votes: 0

We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my best effort on every play? Votes: 0

Do not fall into the trap of thinking that just because a kata begins to the left that the opponent is attacking from the left. Votes: 0

Never take your eyes off your opponent. And never think you don't have to work for a victory. Even now, you could surprise me. (Takeshi) Votes: 0

The aim of tai chi is not to strike first to gain dominance over an opponent, but to wait and hit at the right moment. Votes: 0

I was told once that the most important part of a fight is making sure your opponent looks worse than you do when you're through. Votes: 0

A good seat on a horse steals away your opponent's courage and your onlooker's heart-what reason is there to attack? Sit like one who has conquered? Votes: 0

Let people speak. Let people disagree. Communicate. Listen. Have high-respect, if not for your opponent, then for your own comportment and conduct as a good listener. Votes: 0

The late William Jennings Bryan, L.L.D., always had one great advantage in controversy; he was never burdened with an understanding of his opponent's case. Votes: 0

Attacks on a politician's identity - questioning Romney's religion, say, or Obama's birthplace - tend to come when an opponent is desperate and can't sell himself. Votes: 0

But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament position! Votes: 0

When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctrete variations. Votes: 0

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously. Votes: 0

A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding. Votes: 0

Mudslinging - In politics, anything bad the opponent says about our candidate; in contrast, when our candidate does this, it is called 'making a good point. Votes: 0

You have to learn the opponent psychologically inside out and mental strength is one of the important makers. You're either gonna break it or make it. Votes: 0

Why should I ? I don't need to run down my opponent through filthy language in order to win. The voters don't expect this from their representatives. Votes: 0

The best way to get a move to work is to make it so uncomfortable that the opponent gives it to you to stop the pain. Votes: 0

If you could do what I do then you wouldn't be a hater/writer critiquing me, you would be my opponent facing me on the court. Votes: 0

When you don't know what to play, wait for an idea to come into your opponent's mind. You may be sure that idea will be wrong Votes: 0

It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock. Votes: 0

I don't want to give my opponent the satisfaction of watching me celebrate, which would make it look like a big deal that I beat him. Votes: 0

I've never been a cop hater. You know, when I was breaking the law, the cops were the opponent. I just thought I could outsmart them. Votes: 0

If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for a draw Votes: 0

If you admit that to silence your opponent by force is to win an intellectual argument, then you admit the right to silence people by force. Votes: 0

The effect to be sought is the dislocation of the opponent's mind and dispositions - such an effect is the true gauge of an indirect approach. Votes: 0

Being a great fighter is having a perfect balance of having that toughness, skill, as well as that mental capability to be able to out-think you opponent. Votes: 0

Playing people and position post-flop are definitely my strengths. When I get into a hand, I'm aggressive but I'm also paying attention to my opponent's betting patterns. Votes: 0

The strongest knowledge (that of the total freedom of the human will) is nonetheless the poorest in successes: for it always has the strongest opponent, human vanity. Votes: 0

The key to a winning season is focusing on one opponent at a time. Winning one week at a time. Never look back and never look ahead. Votes: 0

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously. Votes: 0

Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big part in this. Votes: 0

It takes a particularly rarified variety of idiot to look at a Jew-hating fascist with a small mustache - and decide that his opponent is the Nazi. Votes: 0

So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone to defeat. Votes: 0

A lot of it is mental - you have to not fear your opponent. That's the number one thing, first off. Don't underestimate anybody, but don't fear anybody. Votes: 0

The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over. Votes: 0

The game has such a hold on golfers because they compete not only against an opponent, but also against the course, against par, and most surely- against themselves. Votes: 0

I dont think about what my opponent will do in the fight and especially what he has to say about me - doesn't matter to me at all. Votes: 0

By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him. Votes: 0

When your opponent sets up a straw man, set it on fire and kick the cinders around the stage. Don't worry about losing the Strawperson- American community vote. Votes: 0

I'm not comparing myself to Bobby Kennedy by any stretch, but he was opposed by the liberal establishment, too. Eleanor Roosevelt was the biggest opponent to him running. Votes: 0

The close games are usually lost, rather than won. What I mean by that is games are mostly won because of the opponent making mistakes during crucial moments. Votes: 0

Always observe your opponent carefully. You need to use the first seconds of every encounter to evaluate the length of their blade, the length of their arms, etc. Votes: 0

It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to his opponent bitter, boastful and malicious. Votes: 0

To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To you, respect. Votes: 0

There are subtle things you can do without crossing the line. If I see I've got up my opponent's nose, I will be over the moon. Job done. Votes: 0

A lot of the techniques are similar in MMA. You just have to look at your opponent and their technique and tweak your game plan a little bit. Votes: 0

Once a fight has started, if you get involved in thinking about what to do, you will be cut down by your opponent with the very next blow. Votes: 0

Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country's energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers. Votes: 0

If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will. Votes: 0

So a military force has no constant formation, water has no constant shape: the ability to gain victory by changing and adapting according to the opponent is called genius. Votes: 0

Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the chosen people, of the children of the light. Votes: 0

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions! Votes: 0

People think that boxing is all about how hard you can hit your opponent. It's not. Boxing is about how hard a hit you can take and keep going. Votes: 0

Economic controversy is generally a thankless task. You cannot hope to make any impression on your opponent. Yet he is the only reader on whose interest you can count. Votes: 0

We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids. Votes: 0

The game of baseball between pitcher and hitter sets up like a game of chess in that you have to anticipate several moves ahead to set up your opponent. Votes: 0

I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his opponent resigned at once! Votes: 0

The challenge for me is his size because, for the first time in my career, I'll be meeting an opponent who is taller than me and has a longer reach. Votes: 0

I'm not envious of many things in the world, but I wish I would have come up with that maneuver That is a perfect way to finish off an opponent. Votes: 0

A rush of primal satisfaction flooded Tool as his opponent surrendered to death. Blackness swamped Tool's vision, and he let go. He had conquered. Even as he died, he conquered. Votes: 0

Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated. Votes: 0

Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger and faster than you; so that you learn to rely on technique, timing and leverage rather than brute strength Votes: 0

You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It makes your job at home easier. Votes: 0

Christine O'Donnell released a commercial in which she says, 'I'm not a witch.' That's pretty good, though not as effective as her opponent's slogan, 'I'm not Christine O'Donnell.' Votes: 0

I never think that there's something I can't do, whether it's beating my opponent one on one or practicing another hour because something about my game is just not right. Votes: 0

If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent then you are a scoundrel... if you let him kill you, then you are an idiot. Votes: 0

I would argue that the next President, either Bush or Gore, should strike a 'national' posture, exhibiting generosity toward the defeated opponent, but proceeding with determination to implement an agenda. Votes: 0

For the past weeks I'd been reacting. That was no way to win. To win, you take the initiative. You instigate the action. You make the opponent react to you. Votes: 0

Each paradigm will be shown to satisfy more or less the criteria that it dictates for itself and to fall short of a few of those dictated by its opponent. Votes: 0

You run the football for toughness. You run the ball to tell your opponent that you're as tough as they are. But you throw the ball to ring the bell. Votes: 0

Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about! Votes: 0

As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the king is not in danger. Votes: 0

Let me hear the music. I'ma let the music instruct me on which way to go. Forwards, backwards, left, right. It's like boxing. I'm only as strong as my opponent. Votes: 0

Chess is not Mathematics, where ten is always more than one; in chess the King with a pawn can beat opponent's King with all pieces if they are placed badly. Votes: 0

In general, we do well to let an opponent's motives alone. We are seldom just to them. Our own motives on such occasions are often worse than those we assail. Votes: 0

The media and my opponent discuss one thing and only one thing, the needs of people living here illegally. In many cases, by the way, they're treated better than our vets. Votes: 0

If you're going to try to win an election, you can't be 80 percent. You can't say, I'm for what my Democratic opponent is, for but not quite so much of it. Votes: 0

Winning is about taking your opponent's heart out and squeezing it until all the blood has come out, even the very last drop. There are no prizes for a funny loser. Votes: 0

If you can take pride in what you're doing on defense, it's going to be pretty hard for that offensive opponent to go by you or make a shot over you. Votes: 0

Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way. Votes: 0

The endorsement was a really gracious statement. I am greatly honored by the endorsement of Senator [Ted] Cruz. We have fought the battle and he was a tough and brilliant opponent. Votes: 0

I was always a believer in stamping on my opponent if I got him down, at Wimbledon or anywhere else. I never wanted to give him the chance to get up. Votes: 0

I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent. Votes: 0

One out of four people internationally believe if their country goes to war, The United States would be the opponent. As a veteran, I hang my head in shame over that. Votes: 0

I want you to know that also I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience. Votes: 0

Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very high profile, some very strong language. Votes: 0

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about. Votes: 0

The phenomenon of war is its hermaphroditism: the principles of victory and of defeat inhabit the same body and the necessary opponent, enemy, is merely the bed they self-exhaust each other on. Votes: 0

Arsenal have won that advantage, nobody gave it to them. By playing fantastic football and by winning matches and by winning trophies, they won that respect that the opponent has for them. Votes: 0

You and your opponent are one. There is a coexisting relationship between you. You coexist with your opponent and become his complement, absorbing his attack and using his force to overcome him. Votes: 0

An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we should see every opportunity to win over opponents. Votes: 0

When you play against an experienced opponent who exploits all the defensive resources at his command you sometimes have to walk time and again, along the narrow path of 'the only move'. Votes: 0

In most of my campaigns, I find it is best not to mention my opponent by name because, by doing so, it just gives him a chance to get into the headlines. Votes: 0

After Luis Suarez of Uruguay bit an Italian opponent in the shoulder, two things happened. Suarez was thrown out of the rest of the tournament, and the player he bit turned Uruguayan. Votes: 0

It belongs to the very substance of nonviolence never to destroy or damage another person's feeling of self worth, even an opponent's. We all need, constantly, an advance of trust and affirmation. Votes: 0

One finds life through conquering the fear of death within one's mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and conquer the opponent with one decisive slash. Votes: 0

Before each one of my fights, I make a point of saluting my opponent. I salute the other fighter out of respect, even though he is trying to take something from me. Votes: 0

Sometimes the only option is to raise the stakes, to throw yourself the other way, to force your opponent further down the path they've chosen, further than they might want to go. Votes: 0

I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself. Votes: 0

Ahimsa magnifies one's own defects, and minimizes those of the opponent. It regards the mole in one's own eye as a beam and the beam in the opponent's eye as a mole. Votes: 0

There's a quote that says, 'If you know yourself and you know your opponent, you shouldn't fear the results of 100 battles.' Just really being prepared gives you a lot of confidence. Votes: 0

In randori, one must search out the opponent's weaknesses and be ready to attack with all the resources at his disposal the moment the opportunity presents itself, without violating the rules of judo. Votes: 0

When you go to plant a flag on the visiting team's field, it's a form of taunting, .. What message are you sending when you spear it into the turf of your defeated opponent?. Votes: 0

The game is played out of instinct, but everyone on the ice has habits - good and bad. So the key to the game is to exploit the bad habits of your opponent. Votes: 0

And the rigidity of the material with which we have to compose, is a more formidable opponent than Lasker or Capablanca. Because these lifeless opponents do not have any moments of human weakness! Votes: 0

I am fully and entirely concentrated on the board. I never even consider my opponent's personality. So far as I am concerned, my opponent might as well be an abstraction or an automaton. Votes: 0

For the Staffel: attack on principle in groups of four or six. When the fight breaks up into a series of single combats, take care that several do not go for one opponent. Votes: 0

I can win an argument on any topic, against any opponent. People know this, and steer clear of me at parties. Often, as a sign of their great respect, they don't even invite me. Votes: 0

I have heard myself accused of being an opponent, an enemy of mathematics, which no one can value more highly than I, for it accomplishes the very thing whose achievement has been denied me. Votes: 0

It's fun to play defense. It's fun to watch the opponent sweat on offense, start complaining to the officials, and eventually be taken out of the game because he's making so many offensive mistakes Votes: 0

The most effective indirect approach is one that lures or startles the opponent into a false move - so that, as in ju-jitsu, his own effort is turned into the lever of his overthrow. Votes: 0

Bravery without forethought, causes a man to fight blindly and desperately like a mad bull. Such an opponent, must not be encountered with brute force, but may be lured into an ambush and slain. Votes: 0

When I first ran for Congress in the 1990s, my background as an openly gay Asian was one of the focal points of the campaign, and, in fact, my opponent attacked me for it. Votes: 0

The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone whose strength joined to yours creates a certain result. Votes: 0

Look, there’s no rule in soccer against biting your opponent. There’s not even a rule against eating your opponent. The only rule in soccer is that you can’t use your hands. Votes: 0

Golf is the only game that pits the player against an opponent, the weather, the minutest details of a large chunk of local topography and his own nervous system, all at the same time. Votes: 0

After a desperate fight, to know to congratulate your opponent, if he has beaten you, to shake his hand and go for a drink with him, in my eyes these things are particularly important. Votes: 0

In chess, we have styles - like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I'm trying to know my opponent as much as possible. Votes: 0

He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players would rather beat him than any other player. Votes: 0

To act intelligently in human affairs is only possible if an attempt is made to understand the thoughts, motives, and apprehension of one's opponent so fully that one can see the world through their eyes. Votes: 0

The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level. Votes: 0

The aim was simple: to deprive Karpov of his favourite occupation - standing at the board, staring straight at his opponent. While I was wearing these glasses, all he could admire was his own reflection. Votes: 0

It's actually what I consider legalised cheating because one of the great senses that you have on a tennis court is your ability to hear the ball come off your opponent's strings [on Sharapova grunting Votes: 0

It's good to be a little frightened. It's good to respect your opponent. It keeps you sharp. In the fight game, the head rules the heart. But in the end the heart is the boss. Votes: 0

When I see my opponent, I begin to shake uncontrollably. Once he hits me, I think to myself, you just hit Wanderlei Silva, how dare you hit Wanderlei Silva. Then I try to kill them. Votes: 0

You about to play an opponent who is either bigger, stronger, faster or more experienced than you. Is there any hope at all? Absolutely, because one factor is in your favor: You are the Underdog! Votes: 0

Mosley is bigger than me. He's fast and his hand speed is still there. He's faster than most of my opponents. He's also preparing hard and he's also good, so we never underestimate our opponent. Votes: 0

I prepare for my fights to well that I don't wanna give a chance to my opponent to crash my 'glass chin' as they say, so I'm knocking them in the way that I like. Votes: 0

Tennis is a battle of the minds, just as much as it is a battle of playing ability. Trying to expose your opponent's weaknesses is one of the most vital and fascinating facets of tennis. Votes: 0

I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent. Let's get down and dirty. Let's fight it out. It's raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There's no better feeling than that. Votes: 0

Make no mistake, I always want to win, but I never fight with an opponent. My fight is within me it is the struggle to be the best I can be at whatever I do. Votes: 0

In games against humans, you often win because the opponent blunders a piece, and you can often survive when you do it yourself. Against the computer, you make only one mistake - the last one. Votes: 0

A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of the opponent's good and bad qualities is of the greatest importance. Votes: 0

There was something so cool about being able to carry this film [Into the Forest] together [with Ellen Page] and to play off of each other. It was like having the most worthy tennis opponent. Votes: 0

Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war. Votes: 0

Our opponent [Cory Aquino] does not put on any make up. She does not have her fingernails manicured. You know gays. They are for beauty. Filipinos who like beauty, love and God are for Marcos. Votes: 0