Counter Attack Quotes

• A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten. I would rather you made your appraisal after seeing what the enemy does, since it is certain that, angered and outraged, he will soon launch a determined counterattack.

  Isoroku Yamamoto

  Military, Sleep, Pride

  Remark to to Ogata Taketora, the Editor in Chief of Asahi Shimbun, on January 09, 1942. "The Reluctant Admiral". Book by Hiroyuki Agawa, 1979.

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• A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.

  Isoroku Yamamoto

  Military, Sleep, Pride

  Remark to to Ogata Taketora, the Editor in Chief of Asahi Shimbun, on January 09, 1942. "The Reluctant Admiral". Book by Hiroyuki Agawa, 1979.

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• Call it a character flaw -- when under attack, I counter attack. Always.

  Richard Marcinko

  Character, Flaws, Character Flaws

  Richard Marcinko (2005). “Vengeance”, p.359, Simon and Schuster

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• If you can defend, counter-attack and take the initiative then you become a more dangerous player.

  Jo Durie

  Player, Initiative, Dangerous

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• The best way to counter-attack a hater is to make it blatantly obvious that their attack has had no impact on you.

  Tim Ferriss

  Hater, Impact, Way

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• One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you.

  Scott Ritter

  Integrity, Passion, Patriotism

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• It was a counter-attack and I had to take him down. I don't regret it and I would do it again if I had to.

  Thomas Gravesen

  Regret, Terrorism, Ifs

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• At Arsenal we play a very attractive, offensive style so I always have to be aware of counter attacks when you have to shift your position a lot more.

  Jens Lehmann

  Play, Style, Germany

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• What shall I say of the gallantry with which these Marines have fought! Of the slopes of Hill 142; of the Mares Farm; of the Bois de Belleau and the Village of Bouresches stained with their blood, and not only taken away from the Germans in the full tide of their advance against the French, but held by my boys against counter attacks day after day and night after night. I cannot write of their splendid gallantry without tears coming to my eyes.

  James Harbord

  Taken, Eye, Writing

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• The accent in the counter attack style of play lays on the defensive team
  function, with the emphasis being on the defender's own half of the field
  and letting the opponents keep the initiative of the game. This is to take
  advantage of the space behind their defense for the buildup and the attack.

  Rinus Michels

  Team, Play, Space

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• I will also ask my secretary of defense and joint chiefs to present recommendations for strengthening and augmenting our cyber command. As a deterrent against attacks on our critical resources, the United States must possess, and has to, the unquestioned capacity to launch crippling cyber counterattacks. And I mean crippling. Crippling.

  Donald Trump

  Mean, United States, Defense

  "CNN Newsroom" with Carol Costello, www.cnn.com. October 3, 2016.

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• Allied supplies of arms to Russia, and the manpower reserves of Russia have been sufficient to bring continuous counter-attacks against our Eastern Front

  Hjalmar Schacht

  Russia, Arms, Eastern

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• It is never ridicule, but a compliment, that knocks a philosopher off his feet. He is already positioned for every possible counter-attack, counter-argument, and retort...only to find a big bear hug coming his way.

  Criss Jami

  Feet, Hug, Way

  Criss Jami (2015). “Killosophy”, p.108, Criss Jami

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• I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies - counter-attack or all men to the defences. I’m good at finding the right balance between those.

  Magnus Carlsen

  Men, Thinking, Winning

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• A counter-attack can only arise when you make a mistake. That's why there are rules. A horizontal pass? Prohibited. In my line-up there are as many lines as possible. Because you must have the option to pass the ball forward, even if it's a meter. Because then I can still make up for the loss of possession. After a horizontal pass this is impossible.

  Johan Cruijff

  Mistake, Loss, Lines

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