Bobby Fischer Quotes And Sayings

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“Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.”
– Bobby Fischer

“Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.”
– Bobby Fischer

“Don’t even mention losing to me. I can’t stand to think of it.”
– Bobby Fischer

“During the Palma de Mallorca Interzonal, Mecking thought he could beat Fischer. Fischer responded, The gasbag. I will lose to Mecking only if I’m bitten by a poisonous snake.” – Palma de Mallorca, 1970″
– Bobby Fischer

“Fischer about Max Euwe. “That man is too normal. There must be something wrong with him!”"
– Bobby Fischer

“Fischer was asked if he liked to beat another man. He responded, Yes I do. I like the moment when I crush another man’s ego. When they go home at night, they can’t kid themselves they are so hot… I don’t care two cents for Spassky. He is just another guy… He is not much of a champion. He’s the best they got. Big deal.” – 60 Minutes interview April, 1972″
– Bobby Fischer

“Genius. It’s a word. What does it really mean? If I win I’m a genius. If I don’t, I’m not.”
– Bobby Fischer

“He understood more about the use of squares than did Morphy, and contributed a great deal more to chess theory. – (on Wilhelm Steinitz)”
– Bobby Fischer

“I add status to any tournament I attend.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I am boring. I am boring!”
– Bobby Fischer

“I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I despise the media.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I don’t believe in hero worship.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I don’t keep any close friends. I don’t keep any secrets. I don’t need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that’s all.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I don’t listen to weakies.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I don’t remember one thing I learned in school.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I don’t want to look like a bum.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I felt that chess… is a science in the form of a game… I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can’t play good chess.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I like to make them squirm.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I love the game – and I hate the Russians because they’ve almost ruined it. They only risk the title when they have to, every three years. They play for draws with each other but play to win against the Western masters. Draws make for dull chess, wins make for fighting chess.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.”
– Bobby Fischer

“I was never invited to the White House.”
– Bobby Fischer

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