Magnus Carlsen Quotes & Sayings
25 most famous Magnus Carlsen quotes and sayings (celebrity). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“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.”
“I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.”
“If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.”
“I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.”
“I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.”
“I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.”
“I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.”
“Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.”
“I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick.”
“I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.”
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