Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.

I can see that. She is lovely, very different from you. Oh, my clumsy tongue.” Vollys’s bells clanged. “You are lovely too, but in a quieter way. In temperament I see that you are different as well. She could lead a charge, but you could last a siege. This is fascinating, little Adelina. The more I look at her, the more clearly I see you. You may be a worthier opponent than even my Willard was.

I just want to be as good as I can be with any opponent I have and hear everyone say ‘that was her best match ever.’

You have to do the tactics to win games because if you have good organization and know what to do, you’ll know where the weaknesses are in the opponent.

The only true opponent of PSG is PSG

I look in the mirror, my only opponent.

Failure is painful when your opponent is laughing, but there is a pride in facing defeat without running away.

I never underestimate my opponent, but I never underestimate my talents.

I don’t worry about my opponent or their game, I worry about my game.

As the great Sun Tzu said: ‘When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time

Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you’re going to win. And that’s where I’m coming from.

And my opponent won’t rule out raising taxes. But I will. And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push, and I’ll say no, and they’ll push again. And I’ll say to them: Read my lips. No new taxes.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

When I’m ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance of surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers.

I learn to put my head within hitting range, force my opponent to throw blows, then learn back and away.

There is a science to making your opponent wear down.

Unlike my opponent, I will not let oil companies write this country’s energy plan, or endanger our coastlines, or collect another $4 billion in corporate welfare from our taxpayers.