game psychology Quotes

If you've been playing poker for half an hour and you still don't know who the patsy is, you're the patsy.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself.

A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage.

I try to get in people's heads. My job is to get the ball, so if I'm talking trash to an O-lineman or quarterback or receiver, and they start thinking about me, that's good, because they aren't thinking about the game anymore.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

Look, most players can't stand to be outplayed by an opponent's bluff. Quite honestly, though, it doesn't bother me that much.

I always have confidence, whether I miss four in a row or make four in a row, that the next one's going in. To a coach, sometimes that might not make sense.

Whenever I guard a guard, I don't want to reach too much, but I will poke at the ball once to get him thinking.

It's never just a game when you're winning.

What's great about games in particular is that it's a socially acceptable way for adults to imagine.

I understand my teammates. I know which teammates you can get on during the game, and which respond better to constructive criticism.

Football is a game based on emotion and intelligence. Anyone can be clever, the trick is not to think the other guy is stupid.

Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not.

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.

In chess, we have styles - like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I'm trying to know my opponent as much as possible.

No game designer ever went wrong by overestimating the narcissism of their players.

A player playing with confidence is better than a player playing with doubt in his head.

Football is not just about physical, technical, tactical. It's mental, really.

A bully is playing a game, one that he or she enjoys and needs. You're welcome to play this game if it makes you happy, but for most people, it will make you miserable.

In a game, just losing is almost as satisfying as just winning... In life the loser's score is always zero.

Players' attention spans get less and less as they progress.

Mentality is a big part of every game, when you take the initiative and when you drop.

Pitching was about fooling people, manipulating them, making them believe in something that ultimately wasn't there. Great pitching was great lying.

I think the mental aspect of the game is huge.