“When Arthur Ashe plays tennis, his purpose each day is to play the game in a way he has never played it before. It may be a backhand he uses, one that he may never have used before in that circumstance. His play is a fresh integration of his world at the instant of action. A really great scientist has the whole past at his disposal. At any instant he is rebuilding the world, molecule by molecule, in his subconscious. That is what you want in an athlete or a scientist.” WorldWayWantMayPlayWholeUseActionPastUsedPurposeGamesCircumstancesScientistAthleteWhat You WantInstantTennisEach DaySubconsciousReally GreatIntegrationMoleculesArthurRebuildingGreat Scientist Author:Edwin Land
“Those enjoying winning streaks thus win twofold. They win not only the game but also the right to greater self-determination. They become masters of their own fate. That feeling of efficacy, of being in charge of circumstances, is the essence of confidence. Winning once or twice is encouraging, but winning continuously is empowering.” SelfFeelingsGamesWinningEnjoyGreaterFateMastersConfidenceCircumstancesDeterminationEssenceEmpoweringSelf DeterminationStreaksEfficacy Book:Confidence Source: Confidence
“He shouldn't have resigned over that game. It was not a bad performance; in fact it was quite a good one for England. I would not have resigned under those circumstances.” FactsGamesFootballCircumstancesPerformancesEnglandManagersSoccerChairmanResignedBad Performance Author:Franz Beckenbauer
“Principles are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions. Every game has principles that successful players master to achieve winning results. So does life. Principles are ways of successfully dealing with the laws of nature or the laws of life. Those who understand more of them and understand them well know how to interact with the world more effectively than those who know fewer of them or know them less well.” KnowsWorldWayLifeWellsDoeLawGamesWinningGrowthAnswersResultsPrinciplesKnow HowSuccessfulPlayerAchieveMastersCircumstancesConceptsPersonal GrowthInvestingFewerLaws Of NatureLaws Of Life Author:Ray Dalio
“I truly feel sorry to all the fans of the games I have made. Ninja Gaiden 2, which will launch on the 3rd of June will be the last Ninja Gaiden I will create. I will also never be able to make Dead or Alive 5. I regret the circumstances that have forced me to leave Tecmo, where I had worked for so many years, and I regret the disappointment this will cause my fans. However, I can no longer continue to work with President Yoshimi Yasuda, a man who chooses not to honor promises even when he is able to do so. I truly hope that nothing like this happens again in the future.” MenFeelsYearsMadeI CanHappensAbleLastsGamesCausesPresidentAliveFansRegretHonorCircumstancesPromiseSorryDisappointmentJuneI RegretNinja Author:Tomonobu Itagaki
“It became a gamble to myself whether I was able to do the exact same film ["Funny Games"]under very different circumstances.” DifferentAbleFilmGamesCircumstancesGambleFunny Game Author:Michael Haneke
“Pessimism is playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of life in which you can never be disappointed. Having reckoned what to do in the worst possible circumstances, when better arise, as they may, life becomes child's play.” MayChildrenPlayGamesLosesViewsWorstCircumstancesGainsOptimismArisePessimismDisappointed Author:Thomas Hardy
“I am pretty proud to be the Super Bowl correspondent for Inside Edition. It is the most coveted assignment, and the most watched event in our country - every year. The pomp and circumstance during Super Bowl week leading up to the game is just incredible.” YearsCountryGamesWeekEventsProudCircumstancesIncrediblesOur CountryBowlsAssignmentsSuper BowlI Am Pretty Author:Megan Alexander
“When product performance outstrips the ability of customers to use that performance in an industry, the competitive game changes. Under those circumstances you have to decouple components businesses from assembly businesses.” UseGamesAbilityProductsIndustryCircumstancesPerformancesCustomersComponentsAssembly Author:Clayton Christensen
“If a night-moth were to concentrate its will on flying to a star or some equally unattainable object, it wouldn't succeed. Only, it wouldn't even try in the first place. A moth confines its search to what has sense and value for it, what it needs, what is indispensable to its life... if I imagined that I wanted under all circumstances to get to the North Pole, then to achieve it I would have to desire it strongly enough that my whole being was ruled by it. But if I were to decide to will that the pastor should stop wearing his glasses, it would be useless. That would be making a game of it.” IfsNeedsShouldTryingFirstsEnoughWholeWould BeWantedDesireNightValuesGamesStarsAchieveObjectsCircumstancesSucceedGlassesFlyingUselessPastorIndispensableUnattainableMothsNorth Pole Author:Hermann Hesse