A man may extend his hand palm-down, convinced he holds the advantage.
A confident opponent becomes predictable, a predictable opponent is already defeated.
Authority is not declared in the handshake.
It is secured in the final outcome.
#QuoteOfTheDay
“In Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be eaten. The lion wakes up knowing it must outrun the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. No matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you’d better start running.” - 🤍
“The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. All of them embody the virtue of non-competition. Not that they don’t love to compete, but they do it in the spirit of play.” - Lao Tzu
but what’s really crazy is that we allow things that are not a mountain get in our way. If you ever plan to topple a mountain into the sea, you better bring a mountain’s weight of effort with you.
Xerxes the Persian Emperor once wrote a letter to a mountain in it he wrote, “you may be tall and proud, but don’t you dare trouble me, or I will topple you into the sea” - that may sound crazy, PT1
“Every great fighter needs a fighter better than he is to learn from, a fighter lesser than he is to teach and a fighter equal to him to challenge himself against” #QuoteOfTheDay
How do you have the greatest player in the world and still manage to lose 4-2 to Leister City? Would not wait too long while Zidane, Conte, and many other great coaches are sitting on the sidelines.