Strategy Quotes

"There is a science to making your opponent wear down." "Not only do I knock ’em out, I pick the round." "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." "Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success." "My role is to make sure we’re moving in the right direction, getting points, rebounds, steals, assists, and providing leadership." "These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess." "To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." "Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom." "The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people’s opinions." "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." "Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing." "Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate." "To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill." "If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. " "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." "Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical." "Ponder and deliberate before you make a move." "Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger." "Those skilled at making the enemy move do so by creating a situation to which he must conform; they entice him with something he is certain to take, and with lures of ostensible profit they await him in strength."