Arthur Ashe Quotes

The secret of success in battle lies often not so much in the use of one's own strength but in the exploitation of the other side's weaknesses.

If you're in the minority, every advantage is against you, right? So the only advantage you have against the majority is they're too lazy to know their own rules, right? So it's like a game of poker.

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.

What matters in the Sun-tzu universe are not positions of strength and power, but situations in which you have options, full of potential force.

Every time I go out there, I just try to find the weakness of my opponent and then use that to my advantage.

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.

So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.

A true master of politics is able to calculate, down to the smallest fraction, the advantages to which he may put his very faults.

I’ve had many enemies over the years. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s never engage in a fight you’re sure to lose. On the other hand, never let anyone who has insulted you get away with it. Bide your time and strike back when you’re in a position of strength—even if you no longer need to strike back.

So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.

I can attack a man's weakness and beat him. Or I can attack a man's strengths and break him.

Go after a man's weakness, and never, ever, threaten unless you're going to follow through, because if you don't, the next time you won't be taken seriously.

The Kremlin is constantly changing the rules of the game to suit its purposes. We are not playing chess, we're playing roulette.

Where absolute superiority is not attainable, you must produce a relative one at the decisive point by making skillful use ofwhat you have.

Knowing your opponent is a crucial part of emulating and defeating that opponent. But scouting is only the first step. Too many leaders spend countless hours studying an opponent's every move in the search for an edge. The Great Teams understand not only how to scout but also how to exploit the weaknesses of a competitor. These teams analyze every perspective and option and position themselves to take full advantage of any knowledge gained about an opponent.

Never destroy without thought your enemy's pretences; they are usually your best weapon against him.

When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal with an adversary of superior talent, for if you are beaten, even in the midst of your magazines and your communications, woe to the vanquished!

Great advantage is drawn from knowledge of your adversary, and when you know the measure of his intelligence and character, you can use it to play on his weakness.

Being in the military just lets you know how helpless you are. You could train forever but you're still at the mercy of someone in the Pentagon, or somebody in the rear moving you around like a chess piece.

The art of war is to gain time when your strength is inferior.

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

Inevitably the party trying to resolve a matter had to contend with the party most willing to exploit it.

The enemy properly goaded and guided in his reaction will be your major strength.

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.