Quotes About Tactics

The practice of politics in the East may be defined by one word: dissimulation.

There is no gambling like politics.

In politics, nothing is contemptible.

One of the greatest captains of the age.

Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?

Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.

School is pure psycology warfare.

We don't point a pistol at our own forehead. That is not the way to conduct negotiations.

You always have to reflect how you can become an awkward team to play against.

A military is built to fight. Our military must regard combat capability as the criterion to meet in all its work and focus on how to win when it is called on.

Japan has always regarded the aircraft carrier as one of the most offensive of armaments.

Regarding my coaching philosophy, I think it is important to adapt to the team/players and the culture in the country where you are coaching, but to keep possession is a key issue wherever you are.

Regardless of what you do, or who you have, at the end of the day you have to be able to execute better than the defense does in order to score points.

When it comes down to it, you're playing football regardless of what offense you're in.

With Arsene, he wanted us to play in the same way regardless of the opponents. The idea was that we could play in our way and beat anyone.

With the 24-second clock, they throw up the shot so fast you don't see plays worked very often. With the extra six seconds, you can regroup after a missed shot and work another play. It would put more coaching in the game.

If you're serving, you still have to be prepared in a regular game, but especially when it comes to the tiebreaks. They can change on one or two points.

I often see sports teams playing to force overtime instead of trying to win in regulation, and it makes me shake my head.

Players have a great deal of flexibility when conducting diplomatic relations with their allies.

Attacking is the tough part in football; defending is relatively easy.

You don't win games by being aggressive. You win by being relaxed.

I release my scoops strategically.

I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.

Every coach has his way of working.