252 Opponent Quotes for You to Enjoy

Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people. Manny Pacquiao

People Enemy Job Other Entertain Entertain People Allow Like Sport Boxing Opponent Doing Hit Each Treating

Boxing is like chess. You encourage your opponent to make mistakes so you can capitalise on it. People think you get in the ring and see the red mist, but it's not about aggression. Avoiding getting knocked out is tactical. Nicola Adams

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused. Nigel Short

Good Confused Sacrifice Dazed Sound Opponent Leaves Your Necessarily

When you're facing an opponent over a broad front, you don't aim for the opponent's strong points, important though they may be. Pick a little outpost that you can capture and win. And then you find another place that you can capture and win it, and then you move slowly toward the big places. Pete Seeger

You Strong Win Important Big Aim Broad Though Find Slowly Facing Points Pick Toward Over Another Opponent Front May Move Place Places Little Then Capture

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about. Robert Benchley

Argument Party Fall Neither About Fact Somewhat Most Knows Talking Am Opponent Nor Impressive Owing Short Being Which

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions! Alexander Alekhine

Will Beauty Active Too Collaborator Limited Always Opponent Often Oh Intentions Against Means Your Notion Yours Whose Differs Assistance

I think it's normal that, the first time you meet Federer or Murray or Djokovic, you're going to get nervous. But after a while, they become normal opponents, people you see every week. That's the way you have to think. You can't think of them as legends. When you see someone on court, you have to treat every opponent the same way. Alexander Zverev

Time You People Treat Nervous First Become Every Think Meet Way See Someone Week Federer Court First Time Opponent Opponents Normal Get Same Legends Going After While Them

I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also understand that for every punch that you or your opponent throws there's always a counter shot or two which you have to be ready to fire or defend. Alexis Arguello

Day You Fire Power Every Punch See Tactical Take Throws Counter Over Know Also Understand Ready Always Opponent Precision Any Going Being As Far As Which Far Shot Your Defend Two

I make a dribble or a simple pass, knowing that if I lose the ball near the area, the opponent can score. I am aware of what I do on the pitch, but I always do it to help the team. That's why, occasionally ,I also boot the ball into the stands. Alisson

When you have 16 or 17 attempts, when you have so many opportunities to score in the first 60 or 70 minutes and you don't do it, the opponent can score. The opponent can hurt you. Ander Herrera

You Hurt Opportunities First Minutes Attempts Opponent Score So Many Opportunities Many

I feel old when I see mousse in my opponent's hair. Andre Agassi

Old Hair See Feel Opponent

The mental is more important than the physical. You know, that voice in your head telling you to give up if it gets tough. That's my main opponent - making sure that if your body wants to stop, your mind won't let you. Anthony Joshua

You Mind Tough Important Telling Physical Mental Give More Voice Main Head Know Sure Making Opponent Up Than Gets Stop Wants Body Your Your Body

People say of every opponent, 'When are you going to knock him out?' But I'm not like Mike Tyson, who came flying out of his corner. I'm much more composed. A guy is supposed to be durable, but then I start finding my range, and, well, it comes together. Boom. Anthony Joshua

You Together People Every Corner Boom Say Tyson Flying Range Out Finding Composed People Say Guy More Knock Like Supposed Well Him Opponent Came His Durable Going Then Much Mike Mike Tyson Who Start

In politics, your opponent can be far more important than your vision. Ari Melber

Politics Vision Important More Opponent Than Far Your

I am an opponent of war and of war preparations and an opponent of universal military training and conscription; but entirely apart from that issue, I hold that segregation in any part of the body politic is an act of slavery and an act of war. Bayard Rustin

The world of campaign consulting is full of hype. It is designed to offer those desperate for an edge on their opponent the promise of a silver bullet and a consultancy willing to go to any lengths - including all those things you'd like to do but can't - in order to win. Ben Domenech

And it sends an important message to me, because I am sick to death to hear my opponent saying Republicans don't trust me. They do trust me, in landslide proportions, and they're proving it tonight. We're going to bury that for good. Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Always realize that even your strongest advocate and opponent is a part of the human family; albeit they may have small shortcomings and even strength in them, they are part of that human family. Bernice King

Strength Family Strongest Small Part Advocate Always Opponent May Human Shortcomings Them Human Family Realize Your Even Albeit

When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me personally. I lost to Bobby before the match because he was already stronger than I. He won normally. Boris Spassky

Elections are a competition with only one winner. Giving more money to the opponent every time one speaks on behalf of a favored candidate discourages the speech that triggers the matching funds. Bradley A. Smith

Time Money Competition Winner Giving Every Every Time Favored Triggers More Only Matching Opponent Behalf Candidate Elections Speaks Funds Speech

There's little windows that open up during the fight, to finish your opponent. Whenever those windows open, I'm jumping right through them without hesitation. Brian Ortega

Fight Hesitation Those Windows Finish Through Open Without Opponent Up Jumping Whenever Little Them Your Right

As a competitive athlete, you always want to come out on top and give your best work. So whether it's my sister or any other opponent, I'm competitive. Brie Bella

Work Best You Sister Other Top Out Athlete Best Work Give Come Always Opponent Any Want Whether Your Competitive

If you don't take an opponent serious, they surprise you. Canelo Alvarez

You Take Opponent Surprise Serious

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