The system set up by F.I.D.E. … Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion… The Russians arranged it that way.
BOBBY FISCHERYeah, I used to dress badly until I was about sixteen. But people just didn’t seem to have enough respect for me, you know And I didn’t like that, so I decided I’d have to show them they weren’t any better than me, you know?
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.
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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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I don’t remember one thing I learned in school.
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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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It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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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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Americans like a winner. If you lose, you’re nothing. I’m going to win, though. It’s good for the match that Spassky has a plus score against me. We’ve met five times. He’s won three times and we’ve drawn twice. But I’m a stronger player and a long match favors me.
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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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You are never too old to play chess!
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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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I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.
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Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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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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