Games Quotes

6728 Games quotes by 3634 unique authors

How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason in… — Aron Nimzowitsch
I don't like to dwell on the past. I'm interested in Fischerandom now, I am working on a new clock, I'm trying to make chess… — Bobby Fischer
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew… — Bobby Fischer
Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929. — Mikhail Botvinnik
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory. — Max Euwe
No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that — Anatoly Karpov
By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate moves,… — Anatoly Karpov
It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not… — Mikhail Tal
A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to… — Garry Kasparov
Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways. — Vladimir Kramnik
Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game. — Vladimir Kramnik
The only game. The game of thrones. — George R. R. Martin
For all the sirens, game-show buzzers, and drum-rolls of life, it is the nature of men to die quietly. — D.B.C. Pierre
It's just a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. — Manny Pacquiao
Merely because I was black, it seemed, I was supposed to listen to Hugh Maskela instead of Carole King, just as I was expected to… — Clarence Thomas
Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game. — Florence Scovel Shinn
I can shoot pool, and I can play ping-pong. I'm pretty good at those games. — Thelonious Monk
I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life. — Brooks Robinson
As the days went on, I didn't mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them. That was the easiest part of all. I… — Al Kaline
Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him. — Hank Aaron
You got to play a hundred and fifty games a year, so pick your spots. You can miss two games a month; so pick the… — Hank Aaron
I have always felt that although someone may defeat me, and I strike out in a ball game, the pitcher on the particular day was… — Hank Aaron
I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game. — Jean Nouvel
It's a dangerous game that comedy plays. Sometimes it tells you the truth; sometimes it delays it. — Elvis Costello
I took Hedo (Turkoglu) in the first game and Rashard (Lewis) hit the winning shot. I took Rashard in the second game and Hedo hit… — LeBron James

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