Opponent Quotes
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Hillary Clinton has a real history of uniting people, of being able to work with both Republicans and Democrats, of trying to fight for people's equal rights. Whereas we really see the polar opposite in her opponent.
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Play against the Game, not your opponent.
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Boxing isn't just about brute strength; it's about skill and outwitting your opponent.
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I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.
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We know how to show respect to our opponent, Juventus in this instance. This is what makes this win so great and significant. We have lost in Malmo, and tonight we wanted to do something good; we are really pleased we pulled it through
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When you play a tiebreaker, you dont have time to think of anything, ... You have to go for your shots because one shot can make such a difference. Thats the kind of shot that can break an opponent.
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Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences.
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Every fighter fights in the ring the way his opponent lets him fight.
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... on the right occasion a bold choice of opening can unnerve even the most steely opponent.
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If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.
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Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged.
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A lot of the techniques are similar in MMA. You just have to look at your opponent and their technique and tweak your game plan a little bit.
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The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself--the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the skier poised at the top of a mountain trail, the basketball player with the rough skin of the ball against his palm preparing for a foul shot, the tennis player at set point over his opponent - all of them savoring a moment before committing themselves to action.
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The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over.
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If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off.
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We can't go in the ring and think opponent is going to be like that from the last knockout. We don't know how he is personally. We have to go in there and wait and wait and wait and see what he has because he is still a dangerous opponent.
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There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.
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We compete, not so much against an opponent, but against ourselves. The real test is this: Did I make my best effort on every play?
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I guess there hasn't been a tough enough opponent for me to fight. But fighting a southpaw is OK. It's something different and maybe I need something different. I look at a right-handed fighter then I look at a left-handed fighter, and it's even better.
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You can always tell the golfer who's winning: he's the one who keeps telling his opponent that it's only a game.
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That which looks for mercy from an opponent is not non-violence.
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If you want to take down your opponent, you do it tactically, point by point.
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You must not let your opponent know how you feel.
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I love controlling a race, chewing up an opponent. Let's get down and dirty. Let's fight it out. It's raw, animalistic, with no one to rely on but yourself. There's no better feeling than that.
