Quotes About Tactics

I don't go for knockout punches.

My whole career, I got a lot of credit for not taking punches.

Kell Brook is a strong fighter. He likes to dictate the pace, which most boxers like to do. He likes to use his jab to set up other punches, like the left hook.

MMA is not just about who punches the hardest. There are a lot of things you have to know what to do. That's what I love about it.

I don't look at my opponent's eyes in the ring. I watch his gloves so that I can block or avoid his punches.

I have to take my time, use my punches, and use the ring.

Fighting is kind of like choreography. It's not just get in there and punching someone: you have to have choreography. Someone is going to hit high; someone is going to hit at the bottom.

My game plan is always my punching.

It's about getting in there and being ready, getting the fight on your terms, taking the least amount of punishment possible.

I try to be as smart as I can with being a defensive fighter, where I don't as much punishment.

I don't want just pure roll out of the back four. I want productive mixed play... how many ways can you affect a game?

Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense.

I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

I often felt as a player in a 4-4-2, you end up being outnumbered in midfield and chasing the ball, so as a manager I liked wingbacks to push forward; it gives the midfield player on the ball three or four options.

Most combat is not a hand-to-hand knife battle that the person who can do the most push-ups is going to end up winning.

I watched guys who were professional fighters hit each other 30 times, and it still didn't go anywhere. I thought 'that wasn't very effective' But I saw if you got someone in a choke, you can end a fight in seconds, and I pushed toward that.

I've always enjoyed getting forward, pushing up-field to help us in our attacks, but I think you can still do that from a central position, too. You don't have to sit deep all the time.

Putin drops bombs. We drop leaflets.

You have to be smart on your feet. It will be hard on wickets where the ball will keep low. Hopefully, you can get one to fly, and that puts doubts in the batsman's mind.

Coach Snyder puts guys in a lot of good positions. A lot of screen-and-rolls.

If the opposition puts two or three players on me, it means that some of our other players are free. If I can play like that, then it is better for the team.

I try to figure out the marketing puzzle.

You have to be adaptable. I don't think you can go into a game with any fixed plan.