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Football, a game in which everyone gets hurt and every nation has its own style of play which seems unfair to foreigners. — George Orwell
Football is a simple game made complicated by people who should know better. — Bill Shankly
Big game photography in Africa is mainly done from a vehicle, so then I feel I might as well take the lot. — Nigel Dennis
You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before… — Jose Raul Capablanca
In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves,… — Jose Raul Capablanca
The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength often means the winning of the game. — Jose Raul Capablanca
An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of… — Jose Raul Capablanca
When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent. Whether chess is regarded as… — Jose Raul Capablanca
The game might be divided into three parts, the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be… — Jose Raul Capablanca
An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess. — Jose Raul Capablanca
Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements. — Jose Raul Capablanca
But the thing that was great about Capablanca was that he really spoke his mind, he said what he believed was true, he said what… — Bobby Fischer
Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then play… — Bobby Fischer
In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's a fantastic game… — Judit Polgar
Chess is a game sufficiently rich in meaning that it is easily capable of containing elements of both tragedy and comedy. — Unknown Author
Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why Pepsi-Cola… — Gregor Piatigorsky
The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by it,… — Benjamin Franklin
For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There is… — Bent Larsen
For me, Chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime. — Unknown Author
A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of the… — Emanuel Lasker
Chess is a great game. No matter how good one is, there is always somebody better. No matter how bad one is, there is always… — Israel Albert Horowitz
For a game it is too serious, for seriousness too much of a game. — Moses Mendelssohn
Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game. — Paul Morphy
Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more… — Paul Morphy
Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance. — Richard Reti

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