Michael Laudrup Quotes

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

When I'm training, I cater a little bit to my opponents.

It's far, far better to be prepared: the more you know about the other team, the better.

Being properly prepared is one of the biggest assets in business and in athletic competition.

I have one talent, and that's figuring out what people want about two minutes before they know it themselves.

Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running earlier than the others, I appear faster.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Serendipity always rewards the prepared.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

I think you start to prepare the minute you read something.

To be prepared is half the victory.

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.

If you attempt certain things at the right time, they are easy to accomplish - in fact, they almost get done by themselves. If you undertake them before the time is right, not only will they fail, but they will often become impossible to accomplish even when the time would have been right.

All of my fights are planned. I study my opponents from A to Z. How he walks, how he looks, how he speaks, gestures of the human body, which is a certain language that provides you lots of information if you have the ability to read it. You just need to pay attention to it and gain experience over the years.

He who is well prepared has won the battle.

Be Prepared.

Foreknowledge is power.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but to those who see it coming and jump aside.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

You just need a good plan and then a back-up plan!

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

You get a sense when you're a player of where the game's going and you work your way around that.

I've always said I have very good timing. It is underestimated when you are outside the ring but once you get inside the ring with me, I'm a step ahead.

I try to be two or three steps ahead of my guy, my opponent.

It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed.