I still remember Botvinnik's reaction to each of my games, right from the opening moves. At first he would express amazement, then annoyance, and, finally irritation.
Anatoly KarpovThe priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time.
Anatoly KarpovThe truth is that my chess development was nothing out of the ordinary, and it proceeded probably at a pace no faster than others.
Anatoly Karpov