Quotes About Strategy

Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.

In the endgame, an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance.

To enjoy a reasonable chance for continued better than average results, the investor must follow policies which are (1) inherently sound and promising, and (2) not popular on Wall Street.

I was always a believer in stamping on my opponent if I got him down, at Wimbledon or anywhere else. I never wanted to give him the chance to get up.

The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5.

Something must be left to chance; nothing is certain in a sea fight

a soldier lives always for the next battle, because he knows that before it arrives impossible changes can occur in his favor.

We look for a horse with one chance in two of winning and which pays you three to one.

In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.

My approach to the races hasn't changed in my 20-year career. If I have the chance to attack and to pass, I do it, trying to get the best possible result.

I have had to change the game to one that is a match of wits rather than brawn to give myself a fighting chance.

Tennis is best of three sets, so even if I lose the first set, I still have a chance.

Losers take chances; winners make choices.

You saw him standing out there, and you knew you had a pretty damn good chance to win the baseball game.

You don't think about anything because you just try to playevery game, every point. If you get some chance, you try to take this chance.

Sailboat racing becomes a game of chance only when you are not prepared

Keep your eye on the main chance and don't stop to kick every barking dog.

I was worried about losing until I looked down the floor and saw Dale Brown. Then I knew we had a chance.

Am I crazy to spend [millions] in contracts when I have the chance to get three layers deep into the playoffs?

In going for the last shot of the game most people wait too long to take the shot. Give yourself a chance to get the first shot and tap the ball in. Your players are normally inside the defense.

I think if you have the opportunity to bully your opponent then you have to take that chance.

Luck is sometimes merciful. The Game never is.

The only way to break out is to gamble - take a chance with that first pick if you wanna dramatically improve your team.

When we kicked off and no one came to mark me I thought, 'Hello, it's Christmas.'