Chess Quote by Magnus Carlsen

Overconfidence comes from fear and doubt, and you boast an ego when you're feeling less than.

— Nikki Sixx

I do not think that I am ever overconfident. I am merely wholly confident, and I maintain that there is all the difference in…

— Edgar Rice Burroughs

The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is…

— Garry Kasparov

Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect…

— Magnus Carlsen

There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.

— Viswanathan Anand

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you.

— Neil Armstrong

Underconfidence breeds underachievement.

— Lou Holtz

There's no such thing as too much confidence.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

There is a long history of research showing that people are overconfident about their abilities. But it turns out that people in general are…

— Carol S. Dweck

If you don't have confidence in this game, that's when you tend to make mistakes, and you tend to not compete to a high…

— Darrelle Revis

Confidence is a fine trait. Over-confidence isn't.

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the…

— Viktor Korchnoi