Wilhelm Steinitz Quotes

Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks.

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 think we can keep people off-balance and ultimately we have to go score points, score one more point than the other team.

I pride myself on being able to create mismatches. That's what I've done my whole life.

You have a little more time to make moves when you're in the slot.

Some of my competitors overlook the importance of knowing as much as possible about their opponents, but I think that it is an invaluable asset that I have gained from working.

Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons.

Make a good use of the present.

Let's make hay while it lasts.

Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.

Concentrate your strengths against your competitor's relative weaknesses.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

One of the things about the White House is that you know from the moment you walk in there that this has a time limitation. You don't know exactly what it is; it may be the four years you were elected for, or death, but you know it's got a time limitation. And that's one reason why you do as much as you can do, because you know that this will never happen again, and you can drum up the energy from somewhere within you to go more, do more, learn more, for this limited time.

Present asymmetrical advantages to the enemy before he presents asymmetrical advantages to you.

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

There is always more spirit in attack than in defense.

Look for your opportunities.

What you end up doing is you try to match your guy's strength against a place they can be successful. They're doing the same thing against us. Sometimes they have the edge, sometimes you have the edge.

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.

If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

Those that start things have an advantage over those that follow.

I take risks sometimes, and it's not the best choice. I have to take that kind of risk to become one of the best players in the world. If that's what I want to be, I cannot just play simple.

I just think I have to be a defender. If I can attack, it's a bonus.

Every time you can score more goals you should try to do so.