Emanuel Lasker Quotes
... in itself the title of world champion does not give any significicant advantages, if it is not acknowledged by the entire chess world, and a champion who does not have the chess world behind him is, in my view, a laughing-stock.
Emanuel Lasker
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Chess is mental torture.
Garry Kasparov
I came from the bottom. Now I'm the main event and UFC champion.
Rafael dos Anjos
No one expected me to become a champion.
Fedor Emelianenko
I'm a professional world champion. Of course if you're a world champion, you're working harder than everybody else. You're making the commitment, and you're making the sacrifices. If it were easy, everybody would be able to do it. Everybody would be able to be world champion, but everybody can't be. Everybody doesn't have it in them.
Laila Ali
I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father - and later trainers. My style became very technical. I sacrificed a lot of things. I was always hunting for the king, for the mate. I'd forget about my other pieces.
Garry Kasparov
Who would have ever thought that, within a couple months of getting into the WWE, that I'd be wrestling in the main event for the world championship? Then, nine months after getting here, actually being the world champion.
A.J. Styles
I don't want to just be a champion, and I'm done with that. I wanna be a lightweight legend.
Rafael dos Anjos
My greatest inspiration is my mother, the bravest person I ever knew. She overcame incredible odds, worked while raising two kids, and made it all look incredibly simple. Even in her final days succumbing to cancer, she fought like a champion.
Safra A. Catz
For your friends and family, you are always a champion, but for the media and sponsors, not until you show a spark. Making a champ is more important than celebrating one. I want to be there for youngsters and help them do their best.
Gagan Narang
In conclusion, if you want to unravel the multitude of secrets of chess then don't begrudge the time.
Garry Kasparov
Even a dickhead would do a better job than Ilyumzhinov. The chaos in the chess world is caused by 'leaders' who are unable to do their job properly.
Anatoly Karpov
For me, I believe George Foreman was a bad example because when he became world heavyweight champion again at 42, that made a lot of fighters think they could also carry on.
Marvin Hagler
I want to be Batman.
Andy Dunn
It slightly depends on your perspective, sort of how you look at these things, but when I sit down to write a script, I'm not planning to write a script; I'm planning to make a film, and so I only see the script as being just a step there.
Alex Garland
Environmental quality was drastically improved while economic activity grew by the simple expedient of removing lead from gasoline - which prevented it from entering the environment.
Barry Commoner
All of us growing up, if you're a professional player or a college player, you're molding your game after guys. You see guys, you see things guys do. Like Randy Moss, I'm a Randy Moss guy.
Calvin Johnson
Be grateful as your deeds become less and less associated with your name, as your feet ever more lightly tread the earth.
Dag Hammarskjold
... in itself the title of world champion does not give any significicant advantages, if it is not acknowledged by the entire chess world, and a champion who does not have the chess world behind him is, in my view, a laughing-stock.
Emanuel Lasker
