I started when I was five, and grew up playing against adults and against men most of the time. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I played against men most of my life because our goal was that I wanted to reach the highest potential to be… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
During most of my playing career, the performance gap between men and women was slowly narrowing. Federations began providing more coaching and… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Of course I got angry when I lost and maybe would cry in my hotel room afterwards. But I would never show… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I was very successful from a very young age... there was never a bad period. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I believe that for the audience the best way to give the commentating is to avoid going into the deep, deep details. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Chess demolishes differences. It's a language of different generations. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's a fantastic… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
