Without a correct strategy the victory is impossible. But even the most correct strategy cannot give the victory under unfavorable objective conditions.
The guerrilla wins if he does not lose. The conventional army loses if it does not win.
You can't really measure your game. You can shoot seven under and lose and you can shoot even and win.
So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make an opponent prone to defeat.
I feel I can win the game without scoring 30 points.
Glue guys aren't superstars. They're not the No. 1 option. They just do things only coaches really appreciate. The stars get the headlines, but glue guys help you get in the winner's circle. I don't think you can win without having that kind of player.
Second doesn't mean anything in cycling.
The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.
And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
If you want to win the Champions League, you have to have talent, good players, luck in the draw, and, in certain moments, the right referee.
I'm a firm believer that if the other side scores first, you have to score twice to win.
Therefore the victories of good warriors are not noted for cleverness or bravery. Therefore their victories in battle are not flukes. Their victories are not flukes because they position themselves where they will surely win, prevailing over those wh.
Sometimes you watch a tournament with a point system, and it's not the best fighter that wins. It's the guy who scores more points and then he runs away and hides.
The Russians have held my title for ten years and they're going to be in for it when I win the Championship. They're going to have to wait and play under my conditions.
Whatever I won in cycling, I won with my own skills. I never won anything I couldn't win. For example, I never won a time trial at 60 kph, whereas others have and maybe still do.
It's not always the best roster that wins, it's the best team, and sometimes that maybe doesn't jell all that well.
Bush-McCain stategy in Iraq is policy to stay, not to win.
To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.
I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.
It would be simpler going to an Olympic Games knowing you had to nail one trick that you've done a hundred times, and if you do it, you'll win. Or if you're a swimmer, if you swim a certain time, you will win. In BMX, there are no guarantees.
He who gets the best players usually wins.
We knew that if we had to win the World Cup, the defensive side of the game had to be better, which means bowlers will have to bowl tight and we will have to field better.
Sometimes having the best players is not enough to win the Champions League.
When a team wins it's because many things fall into place.
To win a World Series, the whole team has to be hot, everything has to go your way.