“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?”
Bud Wilkinson
“Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”
Sun Tzu
“The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.”
Bill Russell
“I'm not going to let my opponent take something away from me. I want it more than anyone else, and am willing to work hard to become a world champion someday.”
Maureen Shea
“He's going to debate the Republican opponent in the general election, not in the primary. The Republicans should have their own debate.”
Cameron Johnson
“Who might or might not be my opponent on the other side of the aisle, I'll just wait and see how it plays out,”
Eliot Spitzer
“Too many mistakes. We've been making those all season. We've been able to overcome them against weaker opponents. Not tonight.”
Dave Richardson