He who defends must merely survive. The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. It goes to the heads of cowards as quickly as of heroes.
Any fool can be brave on a battlefield when it's be brave or else be killed.
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends. I do not know how it comes about, but if you sit opposite a man every day and you are engaged in fighting him, you cannot help getting a liking for him whether he deserves it or not. What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.