Opponent Quotes

541 Opponent quotes by 340 unique authors

But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament… — Anatoly Karpov
It is important that karate can be practiced by the young and old, men and women alike. That is, since there is no need for… — Gichin Funakoshi
Life is a game board. Time is your opponent. If you procrastinate, you will lose the game. You must make a move to be victorious. — Napoleon Hill
In long-distance running the only opponent you have to beat is yourself, the way you used to be. — Haruki Murakami
After a match, my opponent goes to the hospital and gets an IV and I have a martini. — Tank Abbott
If an opponent won't watch you bet, then you probably shouldn't. — Mike Caro
The big rules of knife fighting are (a) do not try it at home, and (b) the whole point is never, ever use the blade.… — Keith Richards
A dojo [pracice hall] is a miniature cosmos where we make contact with ourselves - our fears, anxieties, reactions, and habits. It is an arena… — Joe Hyams
Someone who has juggled the ball in the air during a game, after which four defenders of the opponent get the time to run back,… — Johan Cruijff
Work is already underway today on creating unique high-precision weapons systems and manoeuvrable combat units that will have an unpredictable flight trajectory for the potential… — Vladimir Putin
If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don't… — Alexander Kotov
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
We have to deal with a lot of things. One of them is we have to deal with fake conservatives that are bought-and-paid for by… — Matt Shea
If you're wanting me to besmirch somebody's reputation so that there would be some sort of division created out of it, I'm not going to… — Matt Shea
I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair. — Andre Agassi
You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential. — Bobby Knight
I constantly caution our teams: 'Play your game, just play your game. Eventually, if you play your game, stick to your style, class will tell… — John Wooden
Invincibility is in oneself, and vulnerability is in the opponent. Invincibility is a matter of defense, vulnerability is a matter of attack. Therefore skillful warriors… — Sun Tzu
If you're not out front defining your vision, your opponent will spend gobs of money to define it for you. — Donna Brazile
A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad. — Siegbert Tarrasch
I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different. — Retief Goosen
All of my life had been spent in the shadow of apartheid. And when South Africa went through its extraordinary change in 1994, it was… — Athol Fugard
Because of the level of my chess game, I was able - even against a weak opponent, such as my younger brothers or the dog… — Dave Barry
If you are strong and fighting the weak, then if you kill your opponent then you are a scoundrel... if you let him kill you,… — Martin Van Creveld

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