Jalen Brunson Quotes

I'm not the world's best philosopher. But I am one of the world's best strategists. I will put my strategic abilities against anybody on Earth.

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information.

I think that you make the best choice with the information that you have before you at that given time.

I've done enough of this that I can tell early on if it's going in the wrong direction or not.

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.

If I was crazy, I'd throw the ball into the stands with the bases loaded. Now, that's crazy. If I was stupid, I'd throw the ball into center field with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the hitter. Now, that's stupid.

A professional player is smarter than a college man. He uses his noodle. He knows what to do and when to do it. He rarely goes up in the air as is the case with most of our college players when they get in a tight place.

An executive is a person who always decides sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.

Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.

It's not the quantity of your decisions; it's the quality.

I have to take decisions—not back hunches.

It's about getting the right balance and knowing on the pitch when is the right time to take risks.

I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me.

It's all about timing and taking out big shots at the right time.

The most difficult quality is to make the right decision. Because you can be quick, you can be strong, you can jump incredibly, you can have the best shots and you can be able to score goals from 50 yards, but if you don't know when to shoot, when to run or when to jump, you're lost.

People who are great at making decisions in the face of uncertainty have great judgment.

I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's when I see the goal.

My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes.

Every decision you make in life, not just on the sporting field - a lot of time and energy goes into it. You think things through before you make decisions and you always think the decision you make at the time is going to be the right one.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

We should not get ourselves committed until we know how everything will come out.