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I'm excited about being an owner, it's got my competitive juices going. I'm scared, but excited as well. ↗


— Roger Staubach


#being #competitive #excited #going #got

In racing, we have a better chance of it happening quicker because we have attracted good people to come to work for us. It's the beginning of a great adventure, and we're looking forward to it. ↗


— Roger Staubach


#attracted #because #beginning #better #better chance

In the commercial real estate business, brokers spearhead major accounts. But they wouldn't have customers without the people who oversee construction. ↗


— Roger Staubach


#brokers #business #commercial #construction #customers

Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself. ↗


— Roger Staubach


#getting #others #winning #yourself

The Pawn moves only one square at a time, and that straight forward, except in the act of capturing, when it takes one step diagonally to the right or left file on to the square occupied by the man taken, and continues on that file until it captures another man. ↗


— Howard Staunton


#another #another man #captures #capturing #continues

The Queen is by much the most powerful of the forces. ↗


— Howard Staunton


#most #most powerful #much #powerful #queen

A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces. ↗


— Howard Staunton


#five #fraction #may #minor #pawns

For playing a man to a square to which it cannot be legally moved, the adversary, at his option, may require him to move the man legally, or to move the King. ↗


— Howard Staunton


#cannot #him #his #king #legally

Having marshalled the men in battle order, as shown in the first diagram, you will observe that each party has two ranks of men, on the first of which stand the superior Pieces, and on the next the eight Pawns. ↗


— Howard Staunton


#diagram #each #eight #first #having

If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him. ↗


— Howard Staunton


#abide #against #anger #decision #either






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