Quotes About Opponent

I'm excited to fight in Abu Dhabi and to compete against Roy Nelson because he's a dangerous opponent and demands a lot of respect and hard training to beat. He's a knockout artist and really well-rounded, so you need to be well trained to fight someone like him.

I always pray for my opponent to have safe care and make it to the fight healthy.

For me, I prefer to be the heel.

I prepare the same for every opponent.

Once you have an opponent in your mind that you're preparing for, you're working on specifics, and you get guys in to mimic what they do.

There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.

I actually want to face Daniel Cormier.

You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists.

I'll fight anyone the UFC wants me to beat and defeat them.

I wanted to defend my British Title but no one would step up to fight me.

Every single time I defended the belt, it was against the best guy in the world.

I don't really focus on the guy that's defending me.

You got to know what the defense looks for and use that against them.

That's the best thing about playing defense. I get to see somebody else but myself get mad.

To call myself a fighter is to be selfish at times. It makes me resent my opponent. That's motivation I can tap into.

You play a team for the second time, you definitely have some familiarity. I think it's beneficial for your players that they have some tape to look at of the opponent and can focus on the individual matchups that they have some current history to draw from.

I'll take what I can get when I go high with a hook, but the side of the head makes a big target, especially if his hands are down.

By 1996, Clinton was able to run for re-election on the strength of what the '93 budget had delivered - and to taunt the Republicans (including his opponent, Bob Dole) for having been so afraid of it.

I'm not going to try and go after Meldrick Taylor. He's too dangerous and much faster with his hands.

Eighteen holes of match play will teach you more about your foe than 18 years of dealing with him across a desk.

I learned from Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh that speed and explosiveness on defense is the way to build a team. Both are difficult for your opponent to assimilate in practice and then in games it is even harder to match.

Coaches understand that pressure is part of the rush of coaching. The challenge of trying to outplay your opponent is part of the fun, the adrenaline, the preparation, seeing your team evolve. It's why coaches become coaches.

I think any player would say that they want their coaches' respect, they want their teammates' respect, and they want their opponent to respect them.

Responsibility. Those subjects facing the opponent who used the retreating strategy felt most responsible for the final deal.