If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people. Magnus Carlsen More Quotes by Magnus Carlsen More Quotes From Magnus Carlsen Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics. Magnus Carlsen practicechessbelieve I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games. Magnus Carlsen playersorrylying Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that. Magnus Carlsen satisfiedtalentchess 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 overconfidencechessthinking 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 playing-chessgiving-upfun There are so many games that I've seen that I've learned from. I never - that's also part of the same - never single out a particular player or a particular game. Magnus Carlsen ive-learnedplayergames 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. Magnus Carlsen eyecountryschool 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 termchessbook I'm definitely the first no.1 in the world since Fischer, and probably at least since Kasparov, who probably has the most potential to dominate for the foreseeable future. Magnus Carlsen fischerworldfirsts 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 careerschessthinking 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 differentplayerchess I don't really watch too many movies. I don't have the patience usually to watch one, one and a half or two hours in a row. Magnus Carlsen halfwatchestwo 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. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games. I analyze when I'm on the computer, either my games or my opponents. But mostly my own. Magnus Carlsen guyimportantgames It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money. Magnus Carlsen caretoo-muchnice I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans. Magnus Carlsen opponentslooksinteresting For me, the most important thing is to continue to play well and to be a positive figure and hopefully a role model for kids as well. Magnus Carlsen role-modelsplaykids I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. Magnus Carlsen normalchessmight I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age. Magnus Carlsen playpeopleschool 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 playergamesthinking 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 hikingsummerwinter
