I have the basic skills already, my basic weapons if we put it that way. From there I can add more the necessary skills I need for a particular opponent. I have to study all the aspects of my opponent, so when I am in the ring, everything will be automatic.
I wouldn't like to make anybody cry, I don't dislike anybody. It doesn't even matter - the opponent is always faceless.
Every opponent is a new opponent. Trust me, they don't give a crap how many matches I have won.
Pain creates movement, and movement controls balance. If the opponent does not feel any pain you may be forced to break bones.
Never take your eyes off your opponent. . . even when you bow.
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.
Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall.
We played in an era where you were taught to hate your opponent. But life changes. I raise my kids differently than my mom and dad raised their kids.
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.
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 time pressure, I have no difficulty in finding the best continuation. Incidentally, it is an odd fact that more often than not it is my opponent who gets the jitters when I am compelled to make these hurried moves.
Your biggest hurdle isn't your opponent, it is yourself.
One should respect a defeated opponent!
a man can overcome his background, even as he can overcome a skilled opponent.
Always assume your opponent to be smarter than you.
One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent
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 opponent is called genius.
Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my opponent
I dont think about what my opponent will do in the fight and especially what he has to say about me - doesn't matter to me at all.
I didn't know your identity, but I had an impression of who my opponent was, being surrounded by things you made.
You just work really hard and scrutinize. What is it called in politics? "Opposition research"? You want to do the detective work on your client so to speak before your opponent can dig it up. We're vetting everything thoroughly.