Games Quotes - Page 40

• Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength - not his weaknesses - to place him immediately on the defensive.

  Mark McKinnon

  Military, Political, Opponents

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• I had a great bunch of kids. They all hung with us. The coaching staff hung with us. And we played tough every game. If you've got kids that want to play and react to you, it's fun. I'm having a good time.

  Joe Paterno

  Fun, Kids, Play

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• I was precocious enough to watch the news and read the papers, and I can remember October 1956, the simultaneous crisis in Hungary and Suez, very well. And getting a sense that the world was dangerous, a sense that the game was up, that the Empire was over.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Watches, News, World

  Christopher Hitchens (2017). “Christopher Hitchens: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations”, p.42, Melville House

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• In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.

  Carl von Clausewitz

  War, Cards, Range

  On War Chapter 1, 21 (p. 86)

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• It's a relief now to be able to stand next to my godfather and finally feel like I've accomplished something in the game of baseball.

  Barry Bonds

  Baseball, Relief, Able

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• You know when you play in the big away games that the fans are going to be behind their team and will be booing you. As a professional you need to tune yourself out of that part of the game and concentrate on the job at hand.

  David Beckham

  Jobs, Team, Hands

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• There are some casual fans who think you're going to dominate a game, be magic, score 10 goals. Even if you dominate a game, you'll only score two or three goals.

  Freddy Adu

  Thinking, Two, Goal

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• I always wanted to play professional hockey. Every hockey player's dream, no matter at what level or what age, is to play professionally. At first you don't know what it's all about, but you have that dream and you always work hard toward it. The older you get, the more you start dedicating yourself to the game.

  Ed Belfour

  Dream, Hard Work, Hockey

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• I take it upon myself to get motivated. I know when I have a bad game. It's something I think about myself when it happens, and I don't need someone to tell me I didn't do this or didn't do that.

  Ed Belfour

  Thinking, Needs, Motivated

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• My dad introduced me to the game, gave me a stick. Since then I've had a passion for it.

  Sidney Crosby

  Dad, Passion, Sticks

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• The best way for me to lead is through my game.

  Sidney Crosby

  Way, Best Way

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• My parents are my inspiration. Believe it or not, they're my personal coaches. After every game I still call them and get their take on how I played.

  Vince Carter

  Believe, Inspiration, Parent

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• I know what it takes to win ball games.

  Johnny Damon

  Winning, Balls, Knows

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• In a lot of close games, I can make a difference with my speed.

  Johnny Damon

  Differences, Making A Difference, Speed

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• I play every game like it's going to be my last.

  Johnny Damon

  Play, Lasts

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• People need to look at baseball like it has been sent from the heavens, and respect the game.

  Johnny Damon

  Baseball, People, Heaven

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• Being patient, feeling comfortable, taking my walks-that's part of my game.

  Jason Giambi

  Feelings, Patient, Walks

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• I'm going to play my game and be who I am. I don't think anyone puts more pressure on me than I do on myself.

  Jason Giambi

  Thinking, Who I Am, Play

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The NBA is tough. Everybody plays hard and every game is vital.

  Pau Gasol

  Play Hard, Nba, Tough

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• I want to continue to expand my game a little more, build my body and work on staying strong so I can play the way I've been playing, and holding my ground the way I've been holding my ground.

  Pau Gasol

  Stay Strong, Play, Body

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• It doesn't matter what you've done, but what you're going to do the next game, and that's what I'm focused on.

  Pau Gasol

  Done, Matter, Next

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• I have a lot of confidence in myself, a lot of confidence in the race team, our equipment, and as my mind plays its games on me, I just fall back on the team.

  Jimmie Johnson

  Team, Fall, Race

  Jimmie Johnson during Phoenix II Press Conference, www.motorsport.com. November 12, 2006.

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• I play in New York, man. Criticism is part of the game. You take criticism as a challenge.

  Derek Jeter

  New York, Men, Play

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• I'm a big fan of the game. Seeing these young guys play at the level that they are, I just wish I was 22, 23 years old so I can handle the game the way they do.

  Jason Kidd

  Play, Years, Guy

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• Every team that I've gone to has had trouble winning games. I guess that's what I've been put on this earth to do, to fix it.

  Jason Kidd

  Team, Winning, Gone

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