I was in Japan a couple of months ago, I saw a preview for the movie Pearl Harbor. And they showed the Japanese airplanes coming in to bomb Pearl Harbor, and I applauded. Nobody else in the theater applauded.
BOBBY FISCHERToo many times, people don’t try their best. They don’t have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it you’ve got to guard your reputation – every day go in like an unknown to prove yourself. That’s why I don’t clown around.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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You are never too old to play chess!
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.
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They were sort of priding themselves. They would say, ‘He beat us at chess, but he’s still just an uncouth kid.’ So I decided to dress up.
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I don’t care! I don’t have to show anybody my games just because they’re a big shot!
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I love chess, and I didn’t invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I consider the old chess is dying, it really is dead.
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My main interest right now is to expose the Jews. This is a lot bigger than me. They’re not just persecuting me.
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Nothing is so healing as the human touch.
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There was open collusion between the Russian players. They agreed ahead of time to draw the games they played against each other. Every time they drew they gave each other half a point.
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When I win, I’ll put my title on the line every year, maybe even twice. I’ll give players a chance to beat me.
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Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity, so to speak, and my logic. And the other was my religious life. I tried to apply what I learned in the church to my chess career too. But I still was studying chess. I wasn’t just “trusting in God” to give me the moves.
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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