C. J. Cherryh Quotes

In boxing, there are lot of things that happen where they try to slow down the process and try to get to the other team, trying to get into our heads.

Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.

Modern war has become a struggle for men's minds as well as for their bodies

I regard sledging, chirping, whatever you want to call it, as one of the weapons at my disposal.

The more irrational you make your opponent, the more control you have over him in the ring.

If I know my showboating bothers you, I'll keep doing it. If playing with your mind is part of the arsenal, and I know it works, then I'm going to continue doing it.

If you notice, in every fight, I always have something to get into their head.

My way is to talk to my opponent so he makes it a personal thing. He starts playing me one-on-one, and forgets about his team. Meanwhile, I'm still playing team ball and eating him up. Some guys tried talking back, but you can't get a talker when a talker's talking to you.

I try to get in people's heads. My job is to get the ball, so if I'm talking trash to an O-lineman or quarterback or receiver, and they start thinking about me, that's good, because they aren't thinking about the game anymore.

I don't enjoy hitting people; I enjoy outsmarting them.

Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something

I tried to get into the mind of my opponent and psyche him out.

Tennis is a battle of the minds, just as much as it is a battle of playing ability. Trying to expose your opponent's weaknesses is one of the most vital and fascinating facets of tennis.

What could be more advantageous in an intellectual contest - whether it be chess, bridge, or stock selection - than to have opponents who have been taught that thinking is a waste of energy?

I don't think you would have missed that putt, but in these circumstances, I would never give you the opportunity.

He wasn't smart enough to see it, said Jason Bourne. He couldn't think geometrically.

I don't think we need to have an either/or debate about the use of military force - I think you can be both tough and smart.

The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.

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.

In the beginning, we create the enemy. Before the weapon comes the image. We think others to death and then invent the battle-axe or ballistic missiles with which to actually kill them. Propaganda precedes technology.

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.

I've never pumped myself up or made myself angry as some sportsmen do. I think that one should treat his opponent with great respect.

In matching your wits against yourself you take on the shrewdest and wiliest antagonist you can have, and consequently a victorious outcome in this duel of wits brings a great feeling of triumph.

If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off