Bill Belichick Quotes

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.

I think sometimes, you have to pick your spots about when a game gets intense or when the game's outcome is pivoting in that moment.

If you want to win games in this league, you have to be efficient.

Anything that would help me get my ranking up and get me seeded at tournaments will make my draws a lot easier and give me a much better opportunity to go deep in these tournaments.

With Ronaldo, I think I've identified a few patterns; there are certain striking things. I will try to utilise this knowledge to my advantage.

We know from experience that anything can happen in games against strong opponents; nuances can make the difference.

Our under-19s, under-20s, under-17s teams are all getting into Euro finals, World Cup finals, winning bronze medals. We're winning bronze medals; it's about that final step now. We've got to punish teams. In every game - youth games, senior games - just to push the game further.

When you train a massive club or little third division outfit, when you go out to play football in any situation, it is always about winning.

Mentally, starting the game versus coming off the bench, there are different vibes.

What's a priority is going out there and winning ballgames every week.

If I'm playing well, and we're winning games, that's what I want.

The team that wins makes minimum mistakes, and the one which loses, that one makes more mistakes than the other team.

I really try to avoid looking at or thinking about my stats because I'm just trying to do my part in winning games.

I played Zidane throughout my career, and for many players you reach a point where you learn lessons on how to handle them. But from the first match I played against him to the last, Zidane would find different ways to beat me.

I think there is no better way for our players to improve and learn to perform under pressure than playing regularly with India.

American business can out-think, out-work, out-perform any nation in the world. But we can't beat the competition if we don't get in the ball game.

It's not like we have not had close games. We've just been able to win them, and as a result, the reality sometimes doesn't set in that you're weak in certain areas or you're not doing certain things well. ... When you win, sometimes it overshadows a poor performance.

It's about the process. It's about getting better. 'Let's execute on this play, let's execute on this drive.' You do those things, and over the course of the season you'll get better as a team and you'll get to a point where hopefully you're playing at a high level to win the games that really become at another level.

Previously I always thought it was just tactical and technique, but every match has become almost mental and physical - I try to push myself to move well. I try to push myself not to get upset and stay positive, and that's what my biggest improvement is over all those years. Under pressure I can see things very clear.

You've got to be quick on your feet in this world if you want to survive. Though once you know the rules, it is not too hard to play the game.

Every team that I've gone to has had trouble winning games. I guess that's what I've been put on this earth to do, to fix it.

You have to remember that you only want to use your dunks at the right time. If you do it at the right time, you can wake up everybody and change the whole momentum of the game. It can get the crowd up, get your teammates up. It can wake up yourself, too, if you're not shooting well.

You don't have to appreciate me - I hope you underestimate me. That way, when I have a good game, it'll hit you even harder.

I thought we came out with too much respect at the beginning of the game and were on our heels instead of coming out attacking the way we did the last few games without Ricky and Kevin.

You don't go into the game to compete. You go into each game to win.