I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
Magnus CarlsenSelf-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them.
Magnus CarlsenMaybe 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.
Magnus CarlsenIt's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
Magnus Carlsen