“Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.” ― Sun Tzu

"However desperate the situation and circumstances, don't despair. When there is everything to fear, be unafraid. When surrounded by dangers, fear none of them. When without resources, depend on resourcefulness. When surprised, take the enemy by surprise." -Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu on Strategy

Sun Tzu Quote on Chaos and Opportunity

“In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity” - Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu: Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
- Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu on being prepared

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
- Sun Tzu in The Art of War

Sun Tzu on Water

Part of Sun Tzu's philosophy was adapting to situations like water, and you can find a way to win. Something that Bruce Lee adapted into his philosophy:

 "Manage your military formations like water. Water takes every shape. It avoids the high and moves to the low. War can take any shape. It must avoid the strong and strike the weak. Water takes the shape of the land that directs it's flow. Should your forces follow the enemy, who determines how you win? Make war without a standard approach. Water has no constant shape. If you follow the enemy's shifts and changes, you can always find a way to win. This is known as shadowing."

Sun Tzu on Positive Thinking

“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.” - Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu Quote on Opportunies

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.
- Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu on Appearing Strong and Weak

Sun Tzu on Victory

"Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay it's price." - Sun Tzu

Jon Jones on being prepared

Jon Jones has a lot of natural talent, works hard, has a great team, and is a smart fighter. However, it is not only those four attributes which make him such a special talent, it's also because he is insanely prepared for every battle. He spends hours upon hours dissecting video footage of his opponents and analyzing everything about them. That passionate approach to studying his opponent has paid off many-fold in his mixed martial arts career on route to becoming the greatest light-heavyweight in UFC history.

Jones channels the spirit of Sun Tzu, legendary military strategist and author of the Art of War and owner of this quote: Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

"Every time I watch a fight I pick up something different. I just like to study. There's a quote that says, 'If you know yourself and you know your opponent, you shouldn't fear the results of 100 battles.' Just really being prepared gives you a lot of confidence."
-Jon Jones

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