What is Love compared with holing out before your opponent?
Opponents of globalisation may see it as a new folly, but it is neither particularly new, nor, in general, a folly.
Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
In answering an opponent, arrange your ideas, but not your words.
Never quit politicking and never underestimate your opponent.
IF YOUR OPPONENT strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything. On the contrary, it swallows up any attack harmlessly.
It's not enough to win the tricks that belong to you. Try also for some that belong to the opponents.
A lot of it is mental - you have to not fear your opponent. That's the number one thing, first off. Don't underestimate anybody, but don't fear anybody.
One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat
Never resign. There's always a chance your opponent may drop dead before he mates you.
Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working.
You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession.
Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will.
Economic controversy is generally a thankless task. You cannot hope to make any impression on your opponent. Yet he is the only reader on whose interest you can count.
. . . the issue is not whether I agree with someone but rather how I treat someone with whom I profoundly disagree. We Christians are called to use the "weapons of grace," which means treating even our opponents with love and respect.
Earlier today, President Bush said Kerry will be a tough and hard-charging opponent. That explains why Bush's nickname for Kerry is math.
Brain, v. [as in "to brain"]: To rebuke bluntly, but not pointedly; to dispel a source of error in an opponent.
When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time when an athlete feels all alone in the big world. Opponents assume tremendous stature. Any runner who denies having fears, nerves or some kind of disposition is a bad athlete, or a liar.
Do not let your opponent see your spirit