Yeah, 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?
BOBBY FISCHERWell, 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.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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Blitz chess kills your ideas.
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I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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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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A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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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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Is it against the law to kill a reporter?
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I usually never stay at the board after a game. Especially against Spassky. I made a dumb suggestion and he refuted it instantly! I know I’m going to have to play him some day and it was really stupid to look like such a jerk in front of him.
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I don’t listen to weakies.
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Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
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I was going to do a book about the first prearranged Karpov-Kasparov match, ’84-’85. But the God-damn Jews have stolen my entire file on that.
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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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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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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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