Magnus Carlsen quotes

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly. (Magnus Carlsen)
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. View quote
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I feel sorry for players who are always lying awake at night, brooding over their games. View quote
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head. View quote
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One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the stature of Garry Kasparov, the former world champion, who was my part-time coach. View quote
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I got the travel bug when I was quite young. My parents took me and my sisters out of school and we travelled all over Europe. It was an eye-opening experience and, although I love Norway, I also enjoy visiting new countries. I don't get homesick. View quote
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He played the Berlin, I played the most solid line, yada yada yada, let's go to the doping control. View quote
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I love the game, and I love to compete, but I am not obsessed with the struggle. View quote
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Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else. View quote
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I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games. I analyze when I'm on the computer, either my games or my opponents. But mostly my own. View quote
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's OK to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless. (Magnus Carlsen)
Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything. View quote
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I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up. View quote
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People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal. View quote
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If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people. View quote
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I'm not really into rap. View quote
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I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess. View quote
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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy. View quote
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Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that. View quote
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Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert. View quote
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I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good. (Magnus Carlsen)
I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans. View quote
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common. View quote
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people. View quote
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My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life. View quote
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