Quote #59
Your body has to be in top condition. Your chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind.
More from Bobby Fischer
- I give 98 per cent of my mental energy to chess. Others give only two per cent.
- I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.
- Chess demands total concentration and a love for the game.
- Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
- You can only get good at chess if you love the game.
- People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
- There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player.
- It's just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something.