Dan Quisenberry Quotes

Yes, I believe that the art of winning is through intimidation, and not necessarily do you have to speak about it.

I reckon you have to put a presence in front of your opponent - a bit of confidence and attitude - and then you can change what their next move may be.

You've got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.

The coaches of some players who are my own age keep saying publically about me: "This guy is going to be one of the greats." I am clever enough to know that they do not truthfully think so. They are trying to shake my confidence. Of course, this is a matter of tactics.

One may outwit another, but not all the others.

The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid, and if he is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid.

Mind games to me are overrated.

A sight game is that I am hurt, but I aim to make you believe I am not even hurt, and with this confidence appearing on my face, I don't panic, otherwise your opponent will know that you are hurt. That's the whole art game in boxing.

We dominated Survivor - there is no way we would not dominate that, too. I can see it already, us making deals with people. That's the best part, and with the Race, it would be even more fun because I've got a lot of tricks up my sleeve.

Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.

There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.

Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

I don't always have to play my absolute best to win matches.

In cricket, there is a lot of psychology in the game, especially if you are watching people who are not top-class.

In boxing, there are lot of things that happen where they try to slow down the process and try to get to the other team, trying to get into our heads.

If you notice, in every fight, I always have something to get into their head.

If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.

It's important to get under your opponent's skin and let them know that you are coming for them out in the middle. When you do that, half the battle's won!

It takes more than some mind games, a couple of parlor tricks, to get under my skin.

You play with everything you've got. I'm not a lover of cheap tricks. I've always loved playing with people, but there's no rule about it. You try everything you can.

Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something

How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I have an edge.

Confidence is very important - even pretending to be confident. If you make a mistake but do not let your opponent see what you are thinking then he may overlook the mistake.

You believe this is a game, and you may be right. But if you think you can play it better than me, think again.