Today Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.

— Magnus Carlsen

I'm more interested in the games than the people.

— Magnus Carlsen

I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.

— Magnus Carlsen

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

— Magnus Carlsen

You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you're - you're the…

— Magnus Carlsen

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

— Magnus Carlsen

I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.

— Magnus Carlsen

It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.

— Magnus Carlsen

I played like a child.

— Magnus Carlsen

I really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important.

— Magnus Carlsen

I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most unpleasant for him and…

— Magnus Carlsen

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

— Magnus Carlsen