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> [If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/if-you-want-to-get-to-the-top-there-s-always-the-risk-that-it-will/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

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## More by Magnus Carlsen

> [I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-am-not-some-sort-of-freak-i-might-be-very-good-at-chess-but-i-m/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [I'm more interested in the games than the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-m-more-interested-in-the-games-than-the-people/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-ve-never-really-had-a-favorite-player-past-or-present/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-spend-hours-playing-chess-because-i-find-it-so-much-fun-the-day-it/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/you-need-to-have-that-edge-you-need-to-have-that-confidence-you-need/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/some-people-think-that-if-their-opponent-plays-a-beautiful-game-it-s/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-think-with-chess-as-with-everything-marketing-is-the-main-issue/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/it-s-just-not-my-nature-to-go-around-idolizing-people/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [I played like a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-played-like-a-child/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [I really enjoy the experience of playing humans. The psychological game is so much more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-really-enjoy-the-experience-of-playing-humans-the-psychological/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-am-trying-to-beat-the-guy-sitting-across-from-me-and-trying-to/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/if-you-want-to-get-to-the-top-there-s-always-the-risk-that-it-will/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/i-can-t-count-the-times-i-have-lagged-seemingly-hopelessly-far-behind/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/my-father-a-fine-chess-player-himself-has-been-a-massive-influence/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

> [You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that you’re the best and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magnus-carlsen/you-need-to-have-that-edge-you-need-to-have-that-confidence-you-need-2/)

[Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magnus-carlsen/)

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