Opponent Quotes

541 quotes by 340 authors

I didnt want my opponent to know there was anything wrong with me. — Mary Pierce
People often say, 'Ah, ultimate fighting is so violent,' but it's rooted in martial arts. Martial arts incarnate respect. You can't walk into a dojo… — Georges St-Pierre
War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will. — Carl von Clausewitz
Look, thereâ€™s no rule in soccer against biting your opponent. Thereâ€™s not even a rule against eating your opponent. The only rule in soccer is… — Luis Suarez
Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him. — Vince Lombardi
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will. — Sun Tzu
There is no greater danger than underestimating your opponent. — Laozi
The great enemy of knowledge is not error, but inertness. All that we want is discussion; and then we are sure to do well, no… — Henry Thomas Buckle
When you strike a blow, do not let your mind dally on it, not concerning yourself with whether or not it is a telling blow;… — Yagyu Munenori
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… — Yagyu Munenori
Conquering evil, not the opponent is the essence of swordsmanship. — Yagyu Munenori
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… — Wanderlei Silva
You can prevent your opponent from defeating you through defense, but you cannot defeat him without taking the offensive. — Sun Tzu
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… — Roxrite
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… — Pete du Pont
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… — Pete du Pont
It is a principle of the art of war that one should simply lay down his life and strike. If one's opponent also does the… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
For self-realization, a rebel demands a strong authority, a worthy opponent, God to his Lucifer. — Mary McCarthy
Chess is similar to boxing. You need to develop a strategy, and you need to think two or three steps ahead about what your opponent… — Vitali Klitschko
Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments. — Sidney Hook

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