Quotes About Tactics

Sergeant Colon was lost in admiration. He'd seen people bluff on a bad hand, but he'd never seen anyone bluff with no cards.

Cats are like witches. They don't fight to kill, but to win. There is a difference.

He'd been a successful soldier, as these things went; he'd generally been on the winning side, and had killed more of the enemy by good if dull tactics than his own men by bad but exciting ones.

Tell me, Leonard,' he said. 'Has it ever occurred to you that one day wars will be fought with brains?' Leonard picked up his coffee cup. 'Oh dear. Won't that be rather messy?' he said.

If you would seek war, prepare for war.'" "I believe, my lord, the saying is 'If you would seek peace, prepare for war,'" Leonard ventured. Vetinari put his head on one side and his lips moved as he repeated the phrase to himself. Finally he said, "No, no. I just don't see that one at all.

It's not gambling to play against someone who's no good. It's common sense.

Cohen looked at the forest of lances and pennants. Hundreds of thousands of men looked like quite a lot of men when you saw them close to. I suppose, he said, slowly, that none of you has got some amazing plan you've been keeping quiet about? We thought you had one, said Truckle.

Without a doubt Jon Jones is one of the greatest fighters in history, and, of course, we do see errors that we'll try to exploit.

All business sagacity reduces itself in the last analysis to judicious use of sabotage.

I have the mind-set that a guard can't stick me. So I watch the bigs and see how they like to play. If you're a shot blocker, then I jump into you. If you take charges, then I pull up for the midrange.

You got to be able when you get the ball, slow it down, read the defense, call for a pick, and go off a pick-and-roll instead of going isolation all the time. Just be able to use that screen.

As we play, I just kind of make the best decision and try to move the chains.

I like to be moved around a lot because the defense can never know or expect me to be in just one place. They can't really key on me. I can be freed up.

I like playing inside. I just love the physicalness of being in the box with the bigger guys. That's just something that's part of my game.

Rafa Benitez was keen on defending - all dropping back together if you lose the ball.

If you drive right, and your big is standing to the right, dish and keep going to their big - you grab an arm, maybe pull - so that they can't contest. You only get called for it once in a while.

I think football is evolving, and I think the role of the keeper is becoming more and more important in the game in general.

If I have a keeper who can play like a central midfielder, then I have 11 players rather than 10. Ive got a deep sweeper.

If I am trying to set up someone then I might go up to the keeper and say that I might bowl down the leg side. That's where you feel that if the 'keeper has a longer stint, he will read you better.

You see it more and more: managers asking their keepers to be the 11th field player.

I'm not a great card player. Keeping my cards close has always been a challenge for me.

The key to guarding Kevin Durant is to play really good team defense. One on one, it's just tough. So you try to get all five guys to play against him.

He's a great shot-blocker. So once you go in there, you've got to either get into his body and get an and-one, or you've got to drive and kick. It's not all about trying to force the shot over a shot-blocker like Nerlens Noel. You've got to kick it.

Give it a kick at the right place and it'll work.