72 Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

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.

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

I don't look at computers as opponents. For me it is much more interesting to beat humans.

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

If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.

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.

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.