--- title: "9 Better Opponent Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Better Opponent quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Better Opponent sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/david-haye-2793_always_i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s_5699.jpg" --- > [I always fight better when my opponent's angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s-angry/) [David Haye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-haye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/david-haye-2793_always_i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s_5699.jpg) > [Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawnee-smith/acting-is-like-a-game-of-tennis-the-better-your-opponent-the-better/) [Shawnee Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawnee-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9be/shawnee-smith-38307_acting_acting-is-like-a-game-of-tennis-the-bett_2069321.png) > [One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siegbert-tarrasch/one-doesn-t-have-to-play-well-it-s-enough-to-play-better-than-your/) [Siegbert Tarrasch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siegbert-tarrasch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/siegbert-tarrasch-16474_chess_one-doesn-t-have-to-play-well-it-s-enoug_2056577.jpg) > [Every boxer is tough for me. I don't think any opponent is better than any other. Every opponent is the same for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celestino-caballero/every-boxer-is-tough-for-me-i-don-t-think-any-opponent-is-better-than/) [Celestino Caballero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celestino-caballero/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/275/celestino-caballero-51830_boxer_every-boxer-is-tough-for-me-i-don-t-thin_2552042.jpg) > [The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-snow/the-deeper-you-get-into-the-playoffs-obviously-the-better-the/) [Eric Snow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-snow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/eric-snow-62226_balls_the-deeper-you-get-into-the-playoffs-obv_3021758.png) > [“Know yourself better than your opponent knows you, know your opponent better than he knows himself, know yourself better than you know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/know-yourself-better-than-your-opponent-knows-you-know-your-opponent/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/jarod-kintz-2_enemy_know-yourself-better-than-your-opponent_2354829.jpg) > [Why do I beat a lot of people? Because I love it so much, that’s why. Everything about Jiu Jitsu, I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcelo-garcia/why-do-i-beat-a-lot-of-people-because-i-love-it-so-much-that-s-why/) [Marcelo Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcelo-garcia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e51/marcelo-garcia-47221_always-believe_why-do-i-beat-a-lot-of-people-because-i_3031312.jpg) > [To be successful in anything, a person must always want to be better, not only than your opponent but better than your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hale-irwin/to-be-successful-in-anything-a-person-must-always-want-to-be-better/) [Hale Irwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hale-irwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/hale-irwin-22939_being-a-better-perso_to-be-successful-in-anything-a-person-mu_1810170.png) > [When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-pettit/when-you-go-out-on-the-court-whether-it-be-for-the-championship-or/) [Bob Pettit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-pettit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/bob-pettit-91587_ability_when-you-go-out-on-the-court-whether-it_122952.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-opponent/#itemlist", "name": "Better Opponent Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always fight better when my opponent's angry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Haye" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-haye/i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s-angry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/david-haye-2793_always_i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s_5699.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/david-haye-2793_always_i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s_5699.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/david-haye-2793_always_i-always-fight-better-when-my-opponent-s_5699.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always fight better when my opponent's angry.” — David Haye", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Acting is like a game of tennis. 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