Childhood Quotes by Judit Polgar

We had to cope with the media writing things which were not true, which were insulting. At around 13 I decided I was just…

— Judit Polgar

My life story is very special. I was raised with a special family as both my parents are teachers. They decided before I was…

— Judit Polgar

I was very successful from a very young age... there was never a bad period.

— Judit Polgar

It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the…

— Judit Polgar

My father and mother are exceptional pedagogues who can motivate and tell it from all different angles. Later, chess for me became a sport,…

— Judit Polgar

I believe that for the audience the best way to give the commentating is to avoid going into the deep, deep details.

— Judit Polgar

Being professional means 100% is not enough. Number one, two and three in my life was chess. The reality for women is, when a…

— Judit Polgar

How you lose matters. Don't be afraid of losing - it paralyzes you.

— Judit Polgar

And maybe some people do it too much, are too selfish and concentrated on chess. But I think that in all professions you can…

— Judit Polgar

Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations.

— Judit Polgar

My sister Susan, who was the first one, was pretty good in mathematics and then chess, and my father chose chess because it was…

— Judit Polgar