Giorgio Chiellini Quotes

Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.

I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.

You have to be tough. All these guys are tough. But at some point, you have to outsmart and outhink and outplan these top fighters.

If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If you don't, you're as dumb as he is.

I was never the most technical; I was never the best at one aspect at this sport, but what I was always good as was negating people's strengths and putting them in terrible situations where they're uncomfortable.

I guess when you play 'Survivor,' almost everyone gets got.

Playoff basketball isn't about who scores, stats or putting numbers up on the board. It's just about winning at the end of the day. When you play a game in a series, it becomes chess. It becomes who can outsmart the other team.

I want to play the game hard. I want to ram it down your throat, put you into left field when I'm going into second base.

In the game of 'Survivor,' there is no time for regrets.

How can you beat someone that's already lost everything?

I have beat them! I have beat all the Americans!

My father would never have lost to Holmes.

Of course the job has a lot of glamour. But it really is about being smarter than your average bear. Your mind is your best weapon. It's great when you're a good shot with an AK-47, but it's about being clever.

These guys are playing checkers. I'm out here playing chess. When they figure it out, it's too late.

I always say when the opponent was better.

Wrestling is different from other sports. It is not just about physical strength. It is more of a mind game as during matches we have to read the mind of opponents and outwit them.

You always have to put pressure on an opponent.

I've always been accused of being too clever for my own good.

I was always smaller and slower than everybody else, so I had to figure out other ways to be successful. Some people can survive on their athleticism; I had to survive on my brain.

I always try to outsmart my defender.

At the end of the day, it's me versus you, and I'm trying to get you out. If I can throw you six curveballs in a row and get you out, I'm going to do it all day.

You have to know your opponent and take him out of his game.

It's always my plan to knock out my opponents.

I always know how to play this game. It's about being smart.

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