"Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into……" — Garry Kasparov
"Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade. If you have a surplus, the results will explode."
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129 Quotes by Garry Kasparov
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