Quotes About Strategy

I would agree to some extent that on the Champions Tour that there is a greater premium on putting than the regular tour because of the course setups.

That's part and parcel of touring England. You have to be very street smart and on your game. If you're not, the media and the ECB will have a field day with you.

It used to be considered an art form to win a tournament without having to shove all your chips in the middle.

Mental and physical preparation is critical in tournament poker events like the WSOP.

I think the key to poker is being steady and giving yourself a chance to win every tournament.

But in a tournament, you can be said in for all your money at any point so you can't make any mistakes so you have to, it's all about where you're sitting at the table.

It's one of my basic premises for tournament play: Choose to bet the lesser amount when a smaller-sized bet will accomplish the same objective as a bigger one.

I played tournament chess from fifth grade up into high school.

I've always taken the approach that it's about the seed in the NCAA tournament.

The ability to perform basic math calculations is certainly an integral part of playing fundamental poker. But in tournament poker, it's equally important to understand that survival often trumps mathematics in coin flip situations.

The most obvious difference between a cash game and a tournament is that in tournament play, once your chips are gone, so are you. In a cash game, you can always dig into your pocket for more money.

I always save a few special outfits for the final rounds of a tournament, because they put me in a more positive mindset and I then make better decisions.

We see every game as a big game, and, as you know in tournament football, anything is possible. Each game, we want to keep raising the bar and lifting our standards and putting goals past teams.

The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants.

Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient.

To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then you can win games and build confidence. I think the key is just to get off to a good start.

I like to keep myself physically and mentally fit before any important match. I usually take a short nap just before the game and do not practice immediately before the tournament.

During a tournament, I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I'm in scoring mode.

Golf is all about patience - one tournament is four days long, 18 holes a day.

It could be very costly if you don't have a clear mind during a tournament.

Every tournament I go to, I'm kind of learning a little bit mentally and on the course.

It's so important to do well in the first game of a tournament because it can be key in the group. If you lose, you have so much pressure on the next two games.

Check-raising with a drawing hand on the turn is simply a kamikaze gamble. It might work once in a while, but if you consistently attempt it, too often you'll find yourself watching the rest of the tournament from behind the rail.

I think that's how it has to be in a tournament format. You can't dwell on games.