Classic Quotes by Robert James Fischer</h1
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American chess player</h1
American chess player</h1
Chess is life.
All I want to do, ever, is just play chess.
I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.
All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.
You can only get good at chess if you love the game.
Chess demands total concentration and a love for the game.
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to chess. Others give only 2 percent.
Your body has to be in top condition. Your chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind.
I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.
Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
It's just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something.
Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind.
I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances.
That's what chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one.
