Tammy Abraham Quotes

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.

These guys are playing checkers. I'm out here playing chess. When they figure it out, it's too late.

It is basic, serve at the weak point of your opponent.

I work a little bit of slower, methodical pace. I'm able to implement certain different styles depending on who my opponent is.

With my position, you have to kind of be three steps ahead of your opponent.

How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I have an edge.

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style.

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.

I bring out the worst in my enemies and that's how I get them to defeat themselves.

My unpredictability is what separates me. If you move in so many ways, your opponent is not focused on what he's doing. He's focusing in on what you're doing, and it freezes him. When they freeze and you hit, they shatter like glass.

I try not to think about the person, just their tactics, their weaknesses and strengths. I play against the ball.

Analysis of opponents is something I like doing.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

Your rivals study the way you play and find a tactic to counteract your strengths.

I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.

I just challenge the big guys and attack them, and use my quickness to my advantage.

What I liked of Mourinho is his work ethic and the way he organizes his team against the opponent. He knows the strength and weakness of the opponent, and he will give the details for what he wants. And for me, that was impressive.

You have to know your opponent and take him out of his game.

I don't go into a game with specific targets. I don't pinpoint an opposing player before a match, trying to exploit a kind of weakness.

I don't adjust my training for any of my opponents. I don't watch films on my opponents.

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.

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.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks.