#opponent

A wise nation should cultivate a political spirit that allows opponents to cooperate without fearing an automatic execution from their core supporters. Who knew that the real rogues in American politics would be the ones who dare to get along? ↗

— Jon Meacham

#along #american #american politics #automatic #cooperate

The deeper you get into the playoffs, obviously the better the opponent is. Which means they'll be better defensively, they'll rebound better, they don't turn the ball over. ↗

— Eric Snow

#better #deeper #defensively #get #into

Only boxers can understand the loneliness of tennis players - and yet boxers have their corner men and managers. Even a boxer's opponent provides a kind of companionship, someone he can grapple with and grunt at. In tennis you stand face-to-face with the enemy, trade blows with him, but never touch him or talk to him, or anyone else. The rules forbid a tennis player from even talking to his coach while on the court. People sometimes mention the track-and-field runner as a comparably lonely figure, but I have to laugh. At least the runner can feel and smell his opponents. They're inches away. In tennis you're on an island. Of all the games men and women play, tennis is the closest to solitary confinement.... ↗

— Andre Agassi

#loneliness #opponents #solitary-confinement #tennis #men

A campaign is about defining who you are - your vision and your opponent's vision. ↗

— Donna Brazile

#campaign #defining #opponent #vision #who

Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere. ↗

— Morihei Ueshiba

#attack #confront #continually #deeply #draw

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#am #being #fact #fall #i

After you work out, you have your dog with you. There's no better companion. You've got to have a friend. I didn't like opponents who had dogs with them. Because you know they had a little edge. They have a friend. ↗

— George Foreman

#because #better #companion #dog #dogs

You know, we - if, for example, Jerry Brown can withstand, you know, what will probably end up being $200 million of spending by his opponent and get elected governor of California, that will be a big victory in the nation's largest state. ↗

— David Axelrod

#big #brown #california #elected #end

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law. ↗

— Demosthenes

#enemy #every #freedom #law #opponent

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish. ↗

— Lorrie Fair

#calendars #carolina #cherish #cup #every