Quotes About Opponent

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

As I traveled around the league for FOX and called games, really good coaches know how to exploit the weakness of an opponent.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, you just have to know how to match up against a player.

The correct strategy in heads-up poker is based on identifying and acting upon your opponent's strengths and weaknesses.

I try not to think about the person, just their tactics, their weaknesses and strengths. I play against the ball.

Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.

You have to do the tactics to win games because if you have good organisation and know what to do, you'll know where the weaknesses are in the opponent.

My experience in decision-making has shown that patterns are tough to break. In the military, we study an opponent, looking for gaps, flaws, or weaknesses that can be exploited. Successful leaders at all levels in all disciplines conduct this kind of analysis.

I'm always in the 'butcher' role. But the only way to stop Messi one-on-one is to foul him. Otherwise, if I'm alone, I'll only get the ball one in 20 times. I have to use other weapons, I know the best way to stop him. I know he does not like playing with his back to goal, you must be right on top of him when he gets the ball.

When I'm ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers.

Whenever I guard a guard, I don't want to reach too much, but I will poke at the ball once to get him thinking.

If you call your opponent a politician, it's grounds for libel.

I think I pose some problems for Georges that he maybe hasn't seen in the past.

Every position is difficult, but you're always involved in the biggest chances of the opponent; when there's a goal, you're always involved. It's difficult to explain, but this is the importance of the goalkeeper: he's always concentrated, even if he's not running as much as other players. He always needs to be focused.

That most dangerous of opponents: the one who took pains to comprehend the position of his adversary.

When you have an almost seven-foot wingspan and can guard multiple positions, you're going to get minutes.

When you're in the Championship, you try and move the opponent around a bit and pull players into positions they don't want to be in.

There's no use to have 70 percent possession if the opponent is creating more chances than you are.

Protect your hand when you're confident you're in the lead. Don't be greedy and try to milk your opponent for a few more chips when the pot is already large.

Kevin Lee is really tough. He has some flaws in his game that we can work with. I think he mixes up his boxing and his wrestling really well. He takes you down, he unleashes some strong ground and pound. However, he usually starts a round strong and then starts to fade. In five rounds, I think I can take an advantage of that.

You just can't say 'I'll fight anybody.' Some guys do that early in their career, and their careers never have a chance to develop, because they have had five fights at 170 pounds, when they're walking around at 147 pounds. It's not smart.

If he's averaging 25 points and I can contain him to 17, then I've won the battle. If he averages 12 assists and I kept him to seven, I'm winning the game.

Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.

I don't know if anybody can sign a contract to fight me and feel confident that they can beat me.