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Subject: Re: Fischer's Quotes

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 09:29:09 01/16/02

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On January 16, 2002 at 12:04:55, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:

Here's another one:

Patzer fan to Bobby: "You're a God!"
Bobby: "Yes, but think of the responsibility."

                            Albert

>
>    "Chess is life".
>
>    "All I want to do, ever, is play chess".
>
>    "Chess is war over the board. The object is to
>     crush the opponents mind."
>
>    "All that matters on the chessboard is good moves."
>
>    "As Olafsson showed me, White can win... It's
>     hard to believe. I stayed up all night analyzing,
>     finally convincing myself, and, incidentally,
>     learning a lot about Rook and Pawn endings in the process."
>
>    "If I win a tournament I win by myself. I do the playing, no-one helps me".
>
>    "Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all."
>
>    "I think it's almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically."
>
>    "You can only get good at chess if you love the game."
>
>    "I like to make them squirm."
>
>    "I really love the dark of the night. It helps me to concentrate."
>
>    "Chess demands total concentration and a love for the game."
>
>    "I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always
>     confident."
>
>    "There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player."
>
>    "I like to do what I want to do and not what other people expect me to do.
>    This is what life is all about, I think."
>
>    "I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine."
>
>    "I know people who have all the will in the world but can't play good
>   chess."
>
>    "Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win, I'm a genius. If I
>     don't,I'm not."



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