Just because you lose doesn't mean you're a loser, and champions don't quit. — Maurice Ashley Champion 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… — 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… — Maurice Ashley Ability 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… — Maurice Ashley Brain 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… — Maurice Ashley Bring me down 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… — Maurice Ashley Doing the right thing 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… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
I love to win. I'm very competitive in most games, but I think also the beauty of the game. There was something… — Maurice Ashley Beauty 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,… — Maurice Ashley Book Copy Share Image
I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in 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… — 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… — Maurice Ashley Alive Copy Share Image
Well I just so happened to bump into a chess book in the library at school and I didn't know that there… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
I don't like getting hit for one, although you know I did take Aikido for many years, but Aikido is a different… — Maurice Ashley Aikido 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… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with… — Maurice Ashley Good heart 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… — Maurice Ashley Chess Copy Share Image
