Quote #62
People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
More from Bobby Fischer
- Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
- It's just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something.
- I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.
- Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind.
- Your body has to be in top condition. Your chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind.
- I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
- I give 98 per cent of my mental energy to chess. Others give only two per cent.
- You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances.