"I am not some sort of freak. I……" — Magnus Carlsen

I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good… - Magnus Carlsen

"I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person."

— Magnus Carlsen

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41 Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen has 41 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to…
Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments,…
Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.
You need to have that edge, you need to have that confidence, you need to have that absolute belief that…
My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the…
Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I…
I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.
I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
I am trying to beat the guy sitting across from me and trying to choose the moves that are most…
I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was…
I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was…

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My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
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A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess,… — Madeleine Albright
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex… — Steve Carell
I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I failed to make the chess team because of my height. — Woody Allen

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