I love to win. I'm very competitive in most games, but I think also the beauty of the game. There was something about it, the pieces, the shapes, something about them coordinating together and trying to get the other guy. — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
Look at Garry Kasparov. After he loses, invariably he wins the next game. He just kills the next guy. That's something that we have to learn to be able to do — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the stories that have… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
I think most people are fascinated by chess for that reason. It's just these mystical shapes. It's almost like Harry Potteresque, like wizard's chess… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
You playing chess well is just a reflection of your inner thought process and your ability to maintain discipline throughout. If we can teach… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
Just because you lose doesn't mean you're a loser, and champions don't quit. — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
There's so many lessons I get from chess, it's incredible, but I think the biggest thing for me has always been is that losing… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
He actually came up to me and we started speaking. And from that conversation we were able to come to a meeting of the… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do the right thing, I… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
If the kids get a good grasp of what the main lessons are for chess after two or three years of staying with the… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
My brother played the game with his friends, so I thought I was a pretty smart kid and I played this friend of mine… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
Today, you talk to kids about books and they almost want to run away because they've got computers, iPads and all that, while we… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
