Philippe Coutinho Quotes

A lot of guys are just as fast, just as strong, or just as big as me. But they're not going to be able to think the way I do on the field.

There are two aspects to being competitive; one is to do with sports, and the other is about technical skills. Being able to recollect the moves and apply them when necessary is a critical aspect.

There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.

Probably the best caddies are the smartest ones and the ones that are switched on mentally more than some of the others maybe.

Observe, orient, decide, act. It's fighter pilot terminology. If you have the faster OODA loop in a dogfight, you live. The other person dies. In Silicon Valley, the OODA loop of your decision-making is effectively what differentiates your ability to succeed.

The ultimate competitive advantage is being cognitive.

It takes a little bit more mentally to figure out what I need to do to be most effective. The game is ever evolving. So you have to constantly pay attention to the change because you don't want to be left behind.

Good wits will jump.

I just go into a game and try to look at the situation and what needs to be done. I try to execute.

I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.

I make decisions quickly.

The greatest competitive advantage in the modern economy is a positive and engaged brain.

At least before my hip replacement, I had a quick first step. I could get by you off the dribble. My business game is the same way. I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by you.

A competitive edge has helped me through my career.

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.

I am good at being shown something and counterpunching.

I'm able to see things and react certain ways, I try to slither through there and try to make a play.

I was about 11 or 12 when I started, playing against bigger players. I would use my speed to get out of trouble.

I have to be smarter than my opponents. I have to figure out their styles in the ring. I have to be three or four steps ahead of them. So my mind has to be sharp.

Tactical and technical awareness can only improve and sharpen with time.

I'm not a big guy that watches technique from my opponents. I try to do what I do best and hope that my stuff is better than their best stuff.

I work a little bit of slower, methodical pace. I'm able to implement certain different styles depending on who my opponent is.

With my intellect, I'm somebody who can think fast, think on my feet and can think under pressure.

The teams that you come across, they are not physically super-human, they are just very good. So it is asking what do we about that. How do we take on the challenge?

You have to be savvy. You have to be tactically aware, because that's what makes the difference in the big matches.