Opponent Assessment Quotes

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends

I think, generally speaking as a player, when I hear the word 'scout,' it's usually, 'The Seattle Storm are playing the L.A. Sparks tomorrow; the assistant coaches are scouting the L.A. Sparks.' And then they come to us and give a scouting report on the players and the team.

Fighting Raphael Assunaco isn't that exciting to me. I have nothing against him; he's a good guy and a good fighter.

I've trained with Douglas Lima, he's a tough kid, but I could feel the weight difference.

I just don't see where Chris Weidman is going to threaten me. He's a tough guy, but I'm better on my feet, better on the ground. He's not going to threaten me with his wrestling.

It was Tottenham at home. I thought: 'Please don't go on about Tottenham, we all know what Tottenham are about. They are nice and tidy but we'll f****** do them.' Alex came in and said: 'Lads, it's only Tottenham.' And that was it! Brilliant!

It doesn't matter how much experience Jayson Velez has, whether he fought for a world title or not. I'm going to see how he fights, and I'll know what to do.

If I look at the fighters that are coming through, fighters like Carl Froch for instance, do I worry about fighters like that? Course not, I could eat them for breakfast.

We have to be mentally prepared for every team we play. If we play a team who has a big name on their chests, then we are going to come out ready. But if we play a team who doesn't have a big name or a star player, we have a hard time coming out ready.

If you've never stepped in a wrestling ring, and you're with me, we can still have an excellent wrestling match, because that's how good I believe I am.

I've seen Dempsey fight and I was impressed with his lack of knowledge.

People ask me questions, they ask me if I can beat Michael Bisping. Of course I can beat Michael Bisping.

Don't underestimate your opponent, but don't overestimate them, either.

He says he was physically not right, that's fine but the mentality, even if you're not right, you're still in a fight and you still show what you have deep down inside, and I don't think he showed the mettle that he needed to show in that fight in order to beat a guy like Miranda.

Just swerve Golovkin like the plague. He punches like a mule. I don't need to be in with him. Dangerous fight.

We must never underestimate our opponents; nor should we forget that the closer we come to reaching our objectives, the more vicious and forthright will their opposition become.

I have always believed that against smaller teams is when you can give others a chance to get some runs and gain some confidence.

When we go out and play the teams that we need to beat that aren't near our level, then we've got to go out there and blow them out.

I come in the ring to feel, check, and see my opponent. Then I understand him and understand the fight.

It matters little who is the enemy, if we cannot beat off his attack.

Even though I am still injured, I had to fight again today.Luckily this time,I was paired against Myra,who couldn't throw a good punch if someone was controlling her arm for her.

If I would go out against some of these players and see them as their ranking, then I probably would have already lost before I even stepped on the court.

I had held a notion that I could make a pretty fair appraisal of the worth of an opponent simply by speaking to him on the first tee and taking a good measuring look into his eyes.

I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed up a bit because the pretty boxer obviously doesn't get hit - so that means they must be quite good!

All Premier League fixtures are tricky, you always need your wits about you whether you are playing top or bottom.