Quote #60

I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.

More from Bobby Fischer

  1. Your body has to be in top condition. Your chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind.
  2. Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
  3. I give 98 per cent of my mental energy to chess. Others give only two per cent.
  4. People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
  5. Chess demands total concentration and a love for the game.
  6. It's just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something.
  7. You can only get good at chess if you love the game.
  8. Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind.

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