Opponents Quotes

832 Opponents quotes by 548 unique authors

My favourite victory is when it is not even clear where my opponent made a mistake. — Peter Leko
In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness. — Savielly Tartakower
I lost my balance, making my body unstable and falling on top of my opponent. At that moment I hit my face against the player… — Luis Suarez
As I stood in the booth chatting to people, it occurred to me that besides good racing, the Crew Classic provided an ideal setting for… — Brad Alan Lewis
Rowing is an absurdly simple sport. I can easily guide a beginner throught the right technical motions. The difficulty arises when the beginner attempts to… — Brad Alan Lewis
Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain. — Brad Alan Lewis
A man goes through many changes in 2000 meters. Some are not very pretty. Some make you hate yourself. Some make you wonder if you've… — Brad Alan Lewis
Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall. — Wayne Gerard Trotman
But there's a fourth interpretation: Obama can't leave his comfort zone. No president since Woodrow Wilson has been as enamored of abstract ideas or more… — Jonah Goldberg
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
The technologists claim that if everything works [in a nuclear fission reactor] according to their blueprints, fission energy will be a safe and very attractive… — Hannes Alfven
Every time I get an opponent - I mean, every time I get a chance - I'm home. — Pat Roberts
I had to get up run in the morning for 2 hours, go to the gym and also get good opponents as sparring partners because… — Alexis Arguello
All Gaza's temples are torn down and burned and the city is cleansed of every belief but the Christian faith. The most stubborn opponents, faute… — Ramsay MacMullen
Among top grandmasters the Dutch is a rare defense, which is good reason to play it! It has not been studied very deeply by many… — Bent Larsen
Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences. — Alexey Suetin
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
Please understand what the IRS scandal is about: Using the government to shut down opponents — Dennis Prager
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 do not have time to play at "oppositions" at "conferences." We will keep our political opponents... whether open or disguised as "nonparty," in prison. — Vladimir Lenin
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

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