Opponent Quotes

541 Opponent quotes by 340 unique authors

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
Every time I get an opponent - I mean, every time I get a chance - I'm home. — Pat Roberts
By playing slowly during the early phases of a game I am able to grasp the basic requirements of each position. Then, despite being in… — Samuel Reshevsky
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized. — Garry Kasparov
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,… — Wladimir Klitschko
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… — Wladimir Klitschko
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… — Wladimir Klitschko
If your opponent wants to fight, the fight will be very interesting not just for the audience, but for myself. — Vitali Klitschko
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? — Bud Wilkinson
When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent. — David Bronstein
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… — David Bronstein
Only play into a variation in which your opponent is strong if you have your own personal novelty ready! — Edmar Mednis
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… — Mikhail Tal
Never take your eyes off your opponent... even when you bow... — Bruce Lee
Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you. — Walther Rathenau
You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance. — Michelle Wie
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… — Sun Tzu
Cause your opponent to repent, then let him fall — Kyuzo Mifune
It is better to be the recipient of violence than the inflicter of it, since the latter only multiplies the existence of violence and bitterness… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When the last point is done, we are humans. Give your opponent a hug and say, ‘great fight,’ and that’s all. — Novak Djokovic
I look in the mirror, my only opponent — Jay-Z
If your opponent has a conscience, then follow Gandhi and nonviolence. But if your enemy has no conscience like Hitler, then follow Bonhoeffer. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. — Oliver Goldsmith
Through courtesy you will take a humble attitude toward your opponent in training & be grateful to him. — Shigeru Egami
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

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