1960s Quote by Garry Kasparov

I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an…

— Bruce Pandolfini

No great player blundered oftener than I done. I was champion of the world for twenty-eight years because I was twenty years ahead of…

— Wilhelm Steinitz

Ivan Lendl was the best player I ever played. He was the first guy to bring the game to more of a power level…

— Mats Wilander

My generation, with Vlade Divac, Drazen Petrovic, Arvydas Sabonis, that was the first wave of European players that kind of opened the door for…

— Toni Kukoc

Fischer is the strongest player in the world. In fact, the strongest player who ever lived

— Larry Evans

Growing up, Magic Johnson was my idol. He was a good example. He could always pass the ball extremely well and get his teammates…

— Jason Kidd

Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though Vishy Anand…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Sultan Khan had become champion of India at Indian chess and he learned the rules of our form of chess at a later date.…

— Jose Raul Capablanca

From a very young age people have been touting me as a world champion. So it can be tough, playing in the spotlight and…

— Judd Trump

My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

— Magnus Carlsen

For me as a midfielder, Paul Scholes was the best possible teacher. When people ask me my hardest opponent, I always refer to Paul…

— Darren Fletcher

Michael Jordan and Magic and myself all learned how to play the game in college programs that emphasized the team.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar