These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book!
BOBBY FISCHERThere 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.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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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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All I want to do, ever, is play chess.
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I don’t like to dwell on the past. I’m interested in Fischerandom now, I am working on a new clock, I’m trying to make chess a more exciting game today. I am not interested in sitting in my rocking chair thinking what I did 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
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People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
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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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I like to make them squirm.
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My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don’t take these things into consideration
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I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
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The United States is evil. It has to be brought down, it has to be eliminated from the world scene. They are the ones who have made the world the hell that it is.
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Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all
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The Russians have held my title for ten years and they’re going to be in for it when I win the Championship. They’re going to have to wait and play under my conditions.
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I don’t keep any close friends. I don’t keep any secrets. I don’t need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that’s all.
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can’t separate body from mind
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I’m not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I’m the best. You don’t need a match to prove it.
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