An enemy has to be defeated in battle, but an adversary’s different. You must outwit an adversary.

To avoid defeat; sometimes it requires more physicality, other times more aggressiveness, and sometimes it’s about technique and creativity. The approach might vary, but the goal is always the same.

Only then does he have the chance to go beyond the limitations inherent in the various ego trips of Self 1 and to reach a new awareness of his true potential. Competition then becomes an interesting device in which each player, by making his maximum effort to win, gives the other the opportunity he desires to reach new levels of self-awareness.

I do not know how to defeat others. All I know is the path to defeat myself. Today one must be better than yesterday, and tomorrow better than today. The pursuit of perfection is a lifelong quest that has no end.

Becoming the opponent means you should put yourself in an opponent's place and think from the opponent's point of view.

If we compete with ourselves and not with others, then it does not matter who is behind us or ahead of us; our goal is to become and achieve all we are capable of being and doing, and this becomes the measure of our satisfaction.

the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

Compete with others and someone has to lose.Compete with yourself and you both always win.

When it comes to overcoming obstacles, there are three kinds of people. The first kind sees most obstacles as insurmountable and walks away. The second kind sees an obstacle and says, I can overcome it, and starts to dig under, climb over, or blast through it. The third type of person, before deciding to overcome the obstacle, tries to find a viewpoint where what is on the other side of the obstacle can be seen. Then, only if the reward is worth the effort, does he attempt to overcome the obstacle.

You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession. For instance, if a man has decided that he is going to bite off your nose no matter what happens to him in the process, the chances are he will succeed in doing it. He may be severely beaten up, too, but that will not stop him from carrying out his objective. That is the real fighter.

I try to find challenges after every competition and overcome them the next time.

each obstacle is a comrade-in-arms forcing you to become better

Somewhere, someone else is practicing harder than you, faster than you, longer than you. They want it more than you. And when you meet them, they will win

We want to avoid competition; and yet its the competition that protects us in various forms.