Chess Quote by Boris Spassky

I like the big tournaments.

— Shane Lowry

The first tournament I ever played, I won. I was six years old.

— Garbine Muguruza

Every tournament I have won has been memorable.

— P. V. Sindhu

Tournaments are great especially the grand prix style. They helped build notoriety for the fans and it's something that's merit-based. If you win, you…

— Jon Fitch

I admired the tournament system because it brings some reality to the game. You had to beat everybody to get your title shot. It…

— Patricio Freire

The most I ever played was 12 or 13 tournaments. Now they're talking about almost 20, and it's all year round, playing through the summer as well.

— Stephen Hendry

I've always wanted to be in a tournament since I was a little guy in this sport.

— Rory MacDonald

The best match I ever played in was the U.K. championship final against John Parrot in 1992. I won 16-14 and I felt like…

— Jimmy White

The very first tournament I watched is the U.S. Open when I was 13. And that was the year Juli Inkster won.

— Yani Tseng

I played at the Sainte Maxime Beach Soccer Tournament, which was brilliant fun as usual.

— David Ginola

Our sport was founded on the tournament.

— Roy Nelson

My favorite tournament is the U.S. Open because the atmosphere is great.

— John Isner