Conquering evil, not the opponent is the essence of swordsmanship.
Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.
In tennis, it is not the opponent you fear, it is the failure itself, knowing how near you were but just out of reach.
Really, running an underdog, insurgent political campaign against an opponent many folks think cant be beat, and going out and meeting folks and talking about your ideas for America and Washington, is a lot of fun and a real privilege.
One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class.
Pain creates movement, and movement controls balance. If the opponent does not feel any pain you may be forced to break bones.
If your opponent is tapping, your technique is good. If he is not tapping, your technique sucks.
Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.
We'll do whatever it takes to score as many points as we can-and definitely one more point than the opponent.
a man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.
Every time I ran the mile I was aware of my own weakness, there was some opponent who could give me a hell of a fight, so I never went into a race with a sense of invincibility. I always had that feeling of fragility and nerves which made me run faster.
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 is doing. You have to be smart. But what’s the difference between chess and boxing? In chess, nobody is an expert, but everybody plays. In boxing everybody is an expert, but nobody fights.
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, then you are an idiot.
The double pleasure of pulling down an opponent, and of raising oneself, is the charm of a politician's life.
If I'm disrespectful to my opponent, how can I respect myself?
In the investigation of a neurotic style of life, we must always suspect an opponent, and note who suffers most because of the patient's condition. Usually this is a member of the family.
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 in the end. ' This does not mean that we will always outscore our opponent, but it does insure that we will not beat ourselves.
Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something
I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent. Let's get down and dirty. Let's fight it out. It's raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There's no better feeling than that.
We are at a good level. Our secret is that we play the same way against each opponent.