His Opponent Quotes

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The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward runs.… — Cus D'Amato
O the joy of the strong-brawn'd fighter, towering in the arena in perfect condition, conscious of power, thirsting to meet his opponent. — Walt Whitman
In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him,… — Kano Jigoro
Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards... Water shapes its course according… — Sun Tzu
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… — Alexander Kotov
I see it all the time in politics. If a candidate gets caught in a lie, he quickly tries to change the subject by throwing… — Joe Scarborough
If (Black) is going for victory, he is practically forced to allow his opponent to get some kind of well-known positional advantage. — Mikhail Tal
Cus was my father but he was more than a father. You can have a father and what does it mean?â€”it doesn't really mean anything.… — Mike Tyson
The warrior of light listens to what his opponent has to say. He only fights if absolutely necessary. — Paulo Coelho
Frazier soaked it all up like a sponge. When they arrived in Manila it was the same story. Ali poured scorn on his opponent. Humiliated… — Muhammad Ali
The aim was simple: to deprive Karpov of his favourite occupation - standing at the board, staring straight at his opponent. While I was wearing… — Viktor Korchnoi
... Tal accepted absolutely all the world champion's conditions with a smile, taking away a very important psychological trump card from him - the harsh,… — Gennadi Sosonko
The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself--the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the skier poised at… — George Plimpton
Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall. — Wayne Gerard Trotman
The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good.… — Laozi
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… — Bjorn Borg
Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more… — Edmar Mednis
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,… — A A Milne
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… — James Lileks
Proved right should be capable of being vindicated by right means as against the rude i.e. sanguinary means. Man may and should shed his own… — Mahatma Gandhi

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