I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.
BOBBY FISCHERGenius. It’s a word. What does it really mean? If I win I’m a genius. If I don’t, I’m not.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I am not today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of fact, I am uncircumcised.
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They’re lying bastards. Jews were always lying bastards throughout their history. They’re a filthy, dirty, disgusting, vile, criminal people.
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A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
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Well, I’m not sure I know what you mean by a prima donna, but if something doesn’t interest me or if someone bores me, or if I think they’re a phony, I just don’t bother with them, that’s all.
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Sometimes girls write me. One girl in Yugoslavia sent me a whole slew of love letters. I don’t know how she got my address. She was in a crowd watching me play. She says when I left there the stars fell out of the sky over Yugoslavia, or something like that.
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The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
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I don’t believe in wasting time. My goal is to win the World Chess Championship; to beat the Russians. I take this very seriously.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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Chess is like war on a board
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The white people should go back to Europe, and the country should be returned to the American Indians. This is the future I would like to see for the so-called United States.
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Chess demands total concentration
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I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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All my games are real
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Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.
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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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