As Lao Tzu tells us in Chapter Sixty-Nine of the Tao Te Ching,
There is a saying among soldiers: I dare not make the first move but would rather play the guest; I dare not advance an inch but would rather withdraw a foot.
Dribbling is to invite the defender to make the first move.
This is called progressing the ball without appearing to move.
Doing nothing is to have perfect control. Taking the big touch is the loss of perfect control.
When I take a small touch, I bleed a little. When I take the big touch, I die.
In this battle of attrition, you wear down your opponent by slowly bleeding yourself to death. S/he who moves first dies first, so s/he who dies last will win.1
