Opponent Psychology Quotes

I don't give a f***. We're not fighting. I don't care what anyone thinks about me. All the stuff I have to do outside the fighting, the promotion, this, I don't give a f***. But when I am facing up for a fight, I know what they're thinking. I can read their minds. When I am going face to face with an opponent, nose to nose, I can smell the fear, and I'm feeling no fear at all.

There is something fundamental about Leo in terms of what he transmits to the supporters and what he transmits to the opposition when he starts to run at you. And I speak from experience.

If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.

Other teams fear me so much, just my being out there. I could even be playing on my deathbed, and I'd worry them.

When your opponent fears you, then's the moment when you give the fear its own rein, give it the time to work on him. Let it become terror. The terrified man fights himself. Eventually, he attacks in desperation. That is the most dangerous moment, but the terrified man can be trusted usually to make a fatal mistake. You are being trained here to detect these mistakes and use them.

My unpredictability is what separates me. If you move in so many ways, your opponent is not focused on what he's doing. He's focusing in on what you're doing, and it freezes him. When they freeze and you hit, they shatter like glass.

In boxing, some fighters let the occasion get to them and they let their opponent get to them. With me, it's just another day at the office.

Golf gives you an insight into human nature, your own as well as your opponent's.

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.

I remember having a conversation with Drake just before I signed. He said, 'Make sure that, whatever you do, your opponent is scared of you.' That really stuck with me.

Bjorn was a different breed, I threw my best material at him, but he would never smile, but that added to the charm when he played me and Mac. We were going nuts and losing our mind and he was sitting back like he was on a Sunday stroll.

Tennis is more than just shots. It's about being clutch and beating the people on the other side of the net.

If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off

Never forget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes on and on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

I realize now that there's a strength in dunking that I can use to my advantage. When you dunk all the time it isn't as demoralizing to the opponent, but when you dunk at a key moment in the game you can use it to change the momentum.

My philosophy of defense is to keep the pressure on an opponent until you get to his emotions

I expect to beat everybody I play. It's kind of that quiet confidence that I have inside that I try to present to the opponent without getting too overboard. Because there are times when I seem composed, but inside I'm losing my mind.

The most difficult thing about an easy match is to make a weak opponent play bad football.

GSP is at the top of my list in knowing how to use strategy, how to bring an opponent out of his game, how to beat a guy without taking a beating. And he's good in standup and good at grappling.

When I fight, I don't think about being tired, I don't think about technique. I just try to break their will.

Never let up. The more you can win by, the more doubts you put in the other players' minds the next time out.

If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

It can be a daunting prospect for any player to know that his opponent will never, ever quit.

If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.

I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.