Quotes About Strategy

Coach K tried to implement a style where we passing, moving the ball, the open guy gets the open shot, running in transition.

Stealing someone's signals was a part of the game and everybody attempted to do that. We had people that always tried to steal signals.

I always tried to defend high up the pitch, to be in the opposition's half and play the game there.

In organizations, once you articulate how success will be measured, everybody tries to game the system so that they are measured in the best possible way.

The name of the game is 'kill the quarterback.' Every football team tries to knock the guy out of the game that's handling the ball.

Mary Joe Fernandez rarely has a bad loss. She never tries for stupid shots.

I have learned, if you give a team a budget, then the team tries to maximise the budget so that they get the same next year.

The second a political consultant tries to play dirty tricks, it will backfire, and it will hurt that candidate.

When we lose the ball, I don't want to win it back directly. I act smarter now, have better anticipation, and also start earlier when somebody tries to lob the ball over me.

Every season I think it's right every great team tries to improve the quality of the team.

In ODIs and T20s, if the run-rate is high, then the batsman tries to go after you and get out. But in the longer form you need to get them out with your skills. You need to use your brain more.

I pride myself by being a player that plays in the flow of the game, and tries to get the offense created through other teammates.

You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.

Good overtaking is important to me. There are a lot of quick maths involved. I will prepare from the corner before, thinking, 'If I exit this way, and the driver ahead of me is in a certain position, then I'll go for it.' If he is not where I hope he will be, then I won't pull the trigger. If he is, my decision has already been made.

Having the opportunity to follow the market frequently gives you the opportunity to see if you need to reevaluate your portfolio. But reevaluating your portfolio shouldn't trigger a sell signal so frequently.

I'll be in a cadence, and I'll start to see one thing that a defense is starting to do, I'm like, 'I saw that two months ago on film.' And then that triggers whatever call you need to make.

If I'm going through a particular period at work or where I feel that I'm out of control and everything's sort of spiralling, I've noticed that that's when the bulimia will kick in. It's a coping mechanism. It's a kind of strategy of staying in control. So it's just about recognising those triggers and you know, taking a step back.

The way I pack is I look at how long I'll be gone and I pack day for day. If I'm going on a three-day fishing trip, I plot each day. I put most of that in a little bag. If I'm going from there to work on golf courses for a few days, I plot that trip.

In a mahagathabandhan, who will use whom and who will trip whom is not clear.

You try to find ways to trip up your opponent. And if somebody comes to you and says, 'I've got, you know, the smoking gun on the... Clinton campaign,' you have that meeting. You definitely have that meeting.

If I get a chance, high pick and roll more. I want some triple doubles. I've got to get my handle right so I can pass and get it to guys where they can make shots.

When you hit a three-run triple, do you really need to get on third base, or do you need to stand on the double? You gotta be as smart as you can.

If I had planned to score double and triple hundreds, I would probably not have made them ever.

Sports are trivial compared to matters of war and peace, but some parallels apply.