Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me…
BOBBY FISCHERI grew up with the concept of freedom of speech. So I’m too old, it’s too late for me to adjust to the new world, the new world order.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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I have never opened with the QP – on principle.
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Don’t even mention losing to me. I can’t stand to think of it
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I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.
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That’s what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
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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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They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.
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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!
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Too 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.
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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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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.
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.
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I don’t listen to weakies.
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