On the highest level, of course there's a lot of competitiveness and drive in the players. They really want to win. But it's normal that the players are also just friends. Even very close friends. Or rivals, but in a… — 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
To become a professional, you have to train a lot, which I did from a very early age. Of course, it helps if your… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
There are two ways to have educational chess in schools, either through after school programs or using chess as a tool in classrooms to… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I was happy that at home we were a closed circle and then we went out playing chess and saw the world. It's a… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
