Magnus Carlsen Quotes - Page 2

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.

I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.

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.

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

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

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

There are certainly loads of players that I admire; I try to learn from all of the great masters both of the past and contemporary as well.

There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players... Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.

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

You can feel the same thing in football or soccer - that for the best teams in Spain and England, for instance, the public... they're not really going to cheer at all when they play against bad teams unless they do something spectacular. Even if they're winning by a few goals they'll probably just say, "nah." That's normal and they're not excited about it.

I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun any more. Outside of the chessboard I avoid conflict, so I thought this wasn't worth it.

I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies - counter-attack or all men to the defences. I’m good at finding the right balance between those.

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

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

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

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

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.