Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes

The purely defensive is doomed to defeat.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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• He's committed and he wants to get better on the defensive side. I want him to be very responsible. I'm asking a lot out of a 20-year-old kid, but on the other hand, he's playing like an elite player. And he is an elite player.

  

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• The purely defensive is doomed to defeat.

  

  Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Defeat
  • Doomed
  • Defensive