Quotes About Strategy

There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think about in the field, you don't have time to think about what you did at the plate last time. 'How did he get me out?'

Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.

Certain guys, they can see a guy do a certain thing with their glove and know what pitch is coming. I couldn't do that. But I can get on first base and I can tell you by his move if that pitcher is going to first base or home plate every time.

When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.

I'm not saying this in an egotistical way, but I think there's value in having a good hitter behind the plate and being able to put a bat at first base as well.

If you can put a guy behind the plate that can hit in the middle of the order, it's just obviously gonna lengthen your lineup so much.

If I can execute pitches and keep the ball out of the middle of the plate, I know I can have success.

Altuve is just so good at that. He can decide halfway to the plate where he's going to place the ball. I've never seen that kind of talent before in my life, and I don't know if I'll ever see it again.

It may be that other developers are finding that their games play better on one platform over the other, so they're choosing to migrate to that platform.

The key thing is, always put the right content on the right network, on the right platform, make it great, and then figure out how to monetize it.

Uber has to design for the global platform.

We do a lot of outbound work where we're talking about the future. As we get involved with these new products, it helps us have a platform to talk about where the future is going.

The model of getting the consumer to come to you is old, and the new model is how can you get to the consumer on their terms, in ways they want to engage in. How people are choosing to interface with content is very different. You've got to marry different platforms.

If you want a database, you don't go out and say you're going to write it. I see platforms as going in that direction.

I want to make sure I have a system that allows me to know that the platoon sergeant and platoon commander aren't going to move at the same time when we come back from deployment. That sounds pretty simple, but it's really about data.

With foxes we must play the fox.

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience.

Fair play doesn't pertain in bargaining. What matters there is leverage.

Football is a game you play with your mind.

When you play for one run, that's usually all you get. I have nothing against the bunt in its place, but most of the time, that place is in the bottom of a long-forgotten closet.

Forget your opponents; always play against par.

Learn to invest in investments where you can achieve an honest, legal advantage over other investors. When it comes to investing, why play on a level field?

I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive, open-minded, flexible and competitive.