Adversary Mindset Quotes

Forget your opponents; always play against par.

Never be more scared of the enemy than you think he is of you.

In war the psychological factors are often decisive. An adversary who feels inferior is in reality so.

Never go easy on allies if you ahve to take them down. Especially allies. You’re already fighting the urge not to hurt them. Counteract that and hit them with everything you’ve got.

I know there's a lot of guys who would love to see me fail. Well, good. Let 'em. I'm glad.

It is hazardous to engage an enemy who longs rather for battle than for victory.

I just have to play my best against my opponents.

I never seek to defeat the man I am fighting, " he explained. "I seek to defeat his confidence. A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. Two men are equals - true equals - only when they both have equal confidence.

I'm just going to go through Anthony Smith, I want to get that W, beat him, and just look for the next challenge basically.

You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing. That's for the fans. You've got to win the war with the man in front of you. You've got to get your man.

No man could look upon another as his enemy, unless he first became his own enemy.

People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.

Remember that the enemy is just as frightened as you are and probably more so. They are not supermen

The enemy is always in the mind.

I couldn't care less who I'm paired with. There's nobody I've ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don't want any factor to be outside your control. What if Arnie's Army had bothered me? What id I'd said, "Oh geez, I'm paired with Palmer," I'd never had beaten him.

If people want to say nasty things that's a good thing in a way because it means people will underestimate me come fight night.