72 Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

People ask what my goal is. I don’t have a goal.

I don’t think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It’s always better to be too confident than too reluctant.

Not winning a tournament is not an option for me, unless it’s no longer theoretically possible – then of course winning becomes impossible. But up to that point, not winning is just not an option.

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.

I’m not really into rap.

It’s nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don’t care too much about money.

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

There wasn’t any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I studied past players. Truth be told I never had a favorite player. It’s just not my nature to go around idolizing people. I just go try to learn.

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.