I think for me the main goal that I have, or at least what I really aspire to, is to raise the… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
In poker, you want to play the weaker guys. In chess, it's the opposite. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
A lot of people see a future where you could make a living as a chess player. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Chess is a great game. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes you wonder what else is out there. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
What was great about Fischer is that when he became world champion is that chess was being covered everywhere. It was in… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Well, I think, in large part, when I first began playing chess at seven years old, I was quite bad at it.… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
You can't follow or understand the game unless you play chess yourself, unlike poker which you can pick up in five minutes. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Chess is a game where all different sorts of people can come together, not a game in which people are divided because… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
It's certainly an honor to have kids who are looking up to me, but at the same time, I'm just trying to… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
In chess, everyone's accepted. That's what's great about it. You can be a little bit different. You can be an oddball. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Definitely, some of the artistry and poetry has been lost in modern chess. It's very rare that I play a game where… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
The image that everyone has of a chess player is not necessarily positive. I think it's partly due to Bobby Fischer -… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
I had been playing a lot of chess and I wasn't really enjoying it, so I decided to go to college to… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
One thing with Garry, and I think it is due in a large part to his Soviet training, he'll never quite understand… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
In chess you try to do your best, but there are instances where you make mistakes or you try and take risks… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
If you talk to some of the older players, they definitely say they see beauty in certain games. In my case, there… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
When you watch chess, you don't see the four hours that the player spends preparing for a match ahead of time. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Because of the Internet, chess is not about your nationality or your background. Anyone can get good now. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
When you're 17 and 18 is when you get really good, and in college, you have to put the chess aside. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
I like the feeling when you don't have much time and you have to think fast. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
Chess is a game where all different sorts of people can come together, not a game in which people are divided because of their… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
In poker, you want to play the weaker guys. In chess, it's the opposite. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
When you watch chess, you don't see the four hours that the player spends preparing for a match ahead of time. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
In chess you try to do your best, but there are instances where you make mistakes or you try and take risks that you… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
One thing with Garry, and I think it is due in a large part to his Soviet training, he'll never quite understand that you… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
I had been playing a lot of chess and I wasn't really enjoying it, so I decided to go to college to see what… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
Well, I think, in large part, when I first began playing chess at seven years old, I was quite bad at it. I lost… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
What was great about Fischer is that when he became world champion is that chess was being covered everywhere. It was in all the… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
There is a perspective out there that I'm very much all about myself... I just live with it. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
The image that everyone has of a chess player is not necessarily positive. I think it's partly due to Bobby Fischer - his rise… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
I've found for playing that it's generally not a good thing to be drinking. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share
