Tournament Quotes

204 Tournament quotes by 149 unique authors

In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding.… — Viswanathan Anand
She hung up and I set out the chess board. I filled a pipe, paraded the chessmen and inspected them for French shaves and loose… — Raymond Chandler
Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. — Viktor Korchnoi
Memorization of variations could be even worse than playing in a tournament without looking in the books at all. — Mikhail Botvinnik
The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during the game, and… — Boris Spassky
The main thing that develops positional judgement, that perfects it and makes it many-sided, is detailed analytical work, sensible tournament practice, a self-critical attitude to… — Alexander Kotov
All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may… — Bent Larsen
The best thing at the tournament were the cheerleaders. — Unknown Author
I didn't want to settle or become complacent after winning a major, I wanted to stay hungry. It's easy to do. It's easy to win… — Webb Simpson
We cannot win this World Cup, because we are not at that level yet. For us, we have to play the game of our lives… — Jurgen Klinsmann
We are the best team of the tournament and deserved the title but luck did not favour us. I think the future of this team… — Unknown Author
As tennis players, we work and we sacrifice many things. To lose, that's not a happy thing - I mean sure, I was disappointed. You… — Bjorn Borg
A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters. — Oliver Kahn
Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by me with the… — David Bronstein
I guess what was going to come back came back on Monday. Of course now I've played a different golf course. I've played two practice… — Ray Floyd
I think Bute would have to face off with the Super Six Champion to prove that he's the best Super Middleweight. You come out of… — Andre Ward
During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey. — Alexander Alekhine
The Masters is a very important tournament. You don't want to jeopardize your chances. The sponsors understand that. — Stuart Appleby
Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it's no longer theoretically possible - then of course winning becomes impossible. But up… — Magnus Carlsen
But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament… — Anatoly Karpov
When you’ve done everything you can to train yourself for competition, you’ll sleep well when the tournament is over, win or lose. — Karch Kiraly
If tournament popularity was the most important consideration, then I think we would create a Smash Bros game that included a multitude of fast moves… — Masahiro Sakurai
The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this… — Aron Nimzowitsch
My wife thinks I'm very hot. She tells me that every couple weeks, especially when we go to the NCAA tournament and all the nice… — Gregg Marshall
It has crossed my mind that I would like to run or help to run a pro women's tournament, although I really don't know much… — Jennifer Wyatt

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