Opponent Quotes

541 quotes by 369 authors

I can't say that I was my happiest on court, but I felt completely free. Free from family obligations, free from my own torment. In… — Jimmy Connors
When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you've… — Bob Pettit
The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football. — Johan Cruijff
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… — Lance Morrow
Because the demands on the goalie are mostly mental, it means that for a goalie the biggest enemy is himself. Not a puck, not a… — Ken Dryden
You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score. — Darrell Royal
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
To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy. — Cus D'Amato
In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess. — Lennox Lewis
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect,… — Kano Jigoro
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
In order to achieve victory you must place yourself in your opponent's skin. If you don't understand yourself, you will lose one hundred percent of… — Tsutomu Ohshima
The mind, if slackened even a little, will cause defeat, the same as fearing the opponent will make you unable to use full strength. — Kyuzo Mifune
According to the Captain of The Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, striking your opponent or caddie at St Andrews, Hoylake or Westward Ho! meant that… — Herbert Wind
What is Love compared with holing out before your opponent? — P.G. Wodehouse
You learn to accept defeat graciously in golf. Unlike other sports, the game itself is a constant opponent. It never stops. A golfer is fortunate… — Ben Crenshaw
...people think non-violence is really weak and non-militant. These are misconceptions that people have because they don't understand what non-violence means. Non-violence takes more guts,… — Cesar Chavez
I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as… — Kobe Bryant
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… — Magic Johnson
You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if… — Sun Tzu

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