Opponents Quotes

832 Opponents quotes by 548 unique authors

When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him if he can… — Emanuel Lasker
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
It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to… — Thomas Jefferson
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
When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them. — Nelson Mandela
It was just 12 months ago that I was the one doing the chasing and looking for all the big names. I guess now I'm… — Ricky Hatton
When men are brought face to face with their opponents, forced to listen and learn and mend their ideas, they cease to be children and… — Walter Lippmann
People say to us how brave we are, fighting the wilderness, braving the isolation of the Outback. But these are easy opponents, compared with drought.… — Sara Henderson
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
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

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