Carlsen Quotes: top 32 famous quotes about Carlsen

Carlsen Quotes & Sayings

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I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant. — Magnus Carlsen

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up. — Magnus Carlsen

I really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important. — Magnus Carlsen

The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [ ... ] Today's game was provided by Garry. — Magnus Carlsen

Que bonito es el mundo; Lastima es que yo me muera." "How beautiful is the world; It's a pity that I must die. — William Carlsen

It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common. — Magnus Carlsen

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life. — Magnus Carlsen

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and his style. — Magnus Carlsen

No cabin is complete without a woodburning stove or fireplace, even if that cabin is in Death Valley. Gas — Spike Carlsen

I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen

I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy. — Magnus Carlsen

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway. — Magnus Carlsen

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head. — Magnus Carlsen

It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. — Magnus Carlsen

I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good. — Magnus Carlsen

Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert. — Magnus Carlsen

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly. — Magnus Carlsen

You have to choose the move that feels right sometimes; that's what intuition is. — Magnus Carlsen

I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games. — Magnus Carlsen

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport. — Magnus Carlsen

I played like a child. — Magnus Carlsen

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics. — Magnus Carlsen

Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything. — Magnus Carlsen

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money. — Magnus Carlsen

Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else. — Magnus Carlsen

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans. — Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen will be ridiculously difficult to play against. (on the 2013 World Championship match) — Viswanathan Anand

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people. — Magnus Carlsen

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. — Magnus Carlsen

What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him. — Magnus Carlsen

I'm not really into rap. — Magnus Carlsen

People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal. — Magnus Carlsen