Quotes About Tactics

In expert tennis, 80% of the points are won, while in amateur tennis, 80% are lost. The same is true for wrestling, chess, and investing: Beginners should focus on avoiding mistakes, experts on making great moves." Erik Falkenstein

Niekas nepradeda karo- ar bent jau ne vienas protingas zmogus neturetu jo pradeti - tvirtai nesuvokdamas, ka siuo karu jis ketina pasiekti ir kaip jis ketina kariauti.

No one starts a war – or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so – without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war and how he intends to conduct it. – CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ, Vom Kriege

Modern warfare has become very complex, especially during the last century. Wars are won not by a simple series of battles won, but by a complex interrelationship among military victory, economic pressures, logistic maneuvering, access to the enemy's information, political

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill.

In general, our generals were out generalled.

Oddly enough, our views were shaped quite a bit by the example of the thirteenth-century Mongol campaigns of conquest. Genghis Khan's "hordes" – often smaller than the armies they faced – benefited immeasurably from what we today call near-real-time reporting on the disposition, composition, and movements of the enemy by their corps of "Arrow Riders," a Pony-Express-like communication system that gave the Khan a consistent winning advantage.

John B. Hattendorf

Be like a soldier, know when to fight, know when to surrender.

Don't mistake my niceness for a weakness... it's a strategy.

Arsenal have been literally passed to death.

If you're up against a smart opponent, make him think himself to death.

Always presume that the enemy has dangerous designs and always be forehanded with the remedy. But do not let these calculations make your timid.

Set the troops to their tasks without imparting your designs.

Secrecy is the soul of all great designs. Perhaps more has been effected by concealing our own intentions than by discovering those of our enemy.

In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base on balls.

In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our destiny; we have our own trump cards and we use them.

Without a doubt, psychological warfare has proven its right to a place of dignity in our military arsenal.

Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality.

I think modern football has evolved a lot. Goalkeepers do several things during the game.

In the match, it's all about execution and keeping a clear head.

I think there's more of opportunity to win games in the National League than the American League because there are more decisions to make.

Leg spinners can change the game.

It's always better for the bowlers to stick to a line and length, and that helps you get wickets.