Jo Durie Quotes

There is always more spirit in attack than in defense.

My advantage is attacking, regardless of who's in front of me. That's my advantage. And I've got to use my advantage to help my team and help myself.

I was trying to be improving my game, being more aggressive, and not just playing from the defensive end.

You cannot win a battle in any arena merely by defending yourself.

They said you had to take what the defense gave you. No, we are going to take what we want.

My aggression out there is my weapon. I think it's more letting them know that I'm not going to let them get away with something, and I'm not just going to kind of poke it back and be content to stay in rallies.

I was a creative player, but I got some bad injuries early on and I decided that if this was a jungle we were playing in then it's better to be a lion than a lamb.

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

Roddick has good presence on the court and has so much adrenalin.

I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport.

You've got to control the agenda. You've got to be on the offensive.

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.

We want to create a problem for the defense, a moment of indecision as they figure out how they want to play against whatever formation we may show. We get a slight edge this way. Also, we create the opportunity for a defense to make more mistakes.

Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.

I can play poker when I have to and I think it has made me a better fighter.

I like to have an attacking style on both ends.

I don't just play along the ground. I practice hitting the ball big, and when needed, I use it.

I don't really think about it. I just try to find my opportunity and then attack.

Sometimes in a match, when things get tight, you want to feel like you can swing out on the ball and still have control.

In poker, you want to play the weaker guys. In chess, it's the opposite.

I feel like I need to find ways to disrupt the other team and apply that pressure they might not be used to. I think being able to set that tone is something I'm priding myself on.

Football is a game of errors. You want to make your rivals commit them and to avoid them yourself.

Poker is about understanding human behavior and managing emotions - yours and the other guy's. That's huge in poker, and it's huge in business.

I'm always looking to go out there and finish my opponents as soon as possible so I can stay safe and protected.

A lot of guys are just as fast, just as strong, or just as big as me. But they're not going to be able to think the way I do on the field.