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The huge egos of great chess players are legendary. Psychologists have been amazed by their vanity, have studied it, and anecdotes concerning it are abundant. But never before has there been such a prima donna as Bobby. Already he has managed to alienate and offend almost everybody in the chess world. That includes officials, patrons, writers, almost everybody and anybody who might be in a position to help him in his career.Collection: Player
In the past two or three years, the number of clubs has doubled ... we've got close to 8 000 players, about 60 to 80 clubs. It's not restricted to the metros any more, it's gone rural.Collection: Player
There are any number of players with extensive jazz backgrounds who haven't been able to fit into other styles," "It all boils down to taste, to playing what's appropriate for the context in which you're working.Collection: Player
I played Futebol de Salão for many years and it helped me to become the player I am today. There you don't have time to think, you are always tightly marked and you develop a sense for performing in small spaces.Collection: Player
My greatest thrill? That's easy. It came the day Mr. McGraw named his 20 all-time players. I'm ninth on that list and that is thrill enough to last me a lifetime.Collection: Player
Some players need a boot up their backside. Other players need the armCollection: Player
Some of the Scotland players need to look themselves in the face.Collection: Player
I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an American freshness and pragmatism with Russian ideas about strategyCollection: Player
A lot of people think that if they learn to read music they are gonna lose their feel or their groove or something. It's the stupidest thing I have ever heard.Collection: Player
Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.Collection: Player
I don't need the Ballon d'Or to know I'm the best. It matters more to some playersCollection: Player
That's how it is with the English: if you score against them you're a good player; if you don't, you're not.Collection: Player
I can play in the 11 positions because a good player can play anywhere on the pitch.Collection: Player
I know so many players who say they wouldnt entertain coaching, until they retire that is, and then they want to take their coaching badges. I suspect this might happen with David Beckham.Collection: Player
Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.Collection: Player
Just heard Paul Scholes has retired, best I’ve ever played against by a mile. Most technically gifted player in english history. Legend.Collection: Player
The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board.Collection: Player
From time to time, like many other players, I glance through my own games of earlier years, and return to positions and variations which have gone out of practice. I attempt to restore them, to find new ideas and plans.Collection: Player
I practiced two or three hours, sometimes none, sometimes six. It was very varied.Collection: Player
Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original.Collection: Player
I am not that far away from becoming the No. 1 player in the world. I am only around 1,000 points away from achieving it. The key will be whether I can play better and more consistently on hard courts. If I continue to play well in the European clay court season and then take that form to the hardcourts in the United Sates, I could finish the year as the world No. 1.Collection: Player
You have different levels of players. There's are Premier League, international and world-class levels. The world-class level is players at the peak of their career and there's only maybe 50 maximum in the whole world. Stevie moved from a Premier League player to an international player and then world class.Collection: Player
People call me all the time and say, “Man, your players aren't signed yet.” Well, it doesn't really matter what time dinner is when you're the steak.Collection: Player
Drew is a player that comes along once every 20 years. Not even Barry Bonds can be compared to J.D. Drew.Collection: Player
On the other side, I do think there’s a melding in there. There are situations -- I’ve done contracts for Carlos Gonzalez, or just recently I did one for Elvis Andrus -- to where there is a melding of the club’s wants and the player’s wants where you do things in advance of free agency.Collection: Player
I bet a chef could get more pussy than a guitar player right now.Collection: Player
I have to constantly tell my personnel staff, 'Hey guys, we're still a good staff even though we're allowing good players to go play for other people,'Collection: Player
I'm not an amazing trumpet player. It's mostly smoke and mirrors. You shake the trumpet and it starts to vibrate in a ridiculous drunken way, or you flop notes at the right time and you don't have to play stuff that would take seven years to learn.Collection: Player
All players are their own worst critics. We are harder on ourselves than anyone else is.Collection: Player
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess playerCollection: Player
Messi not scoring? Great players aren't only great because of goals. If they don't score, they offer goals to teammatesCollection: Player
Messi or Ronaldo? I prefer Messi because he is more of a street player.Collection: Player
If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets.Collection: Player
So that there is no misunderstanding from my perspective, I will suspend any player who tests positive for an illegal steroid. There will be no exceptions. The (players) union is aware of that and they accept it.Collection: Player
I think social media has allowed the players to be able to say things that maybe didn't come out right the first time and say what they really meant. I think that it keeps people fair and honest.Collection: Player
It is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts.Collection: Player
For me, the ultimate form of expression is blues, where jazz appeals to me on an intellectual level.Collection: Player
Ndamukong Suh is the best player in this generation to hit free agency since Reggie White.Collection: Player
If all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players, where do all the audiences come from?Collection: Player
Ive had one very bad ankle injury but otherwise Ive been incredibly lucky with my fitness. Ive worked hard at it and Ive always been fit even compared to other players. That sustains you through various parts of your career, but I am 36.Collection: Player
I said to the players before the start, 'Just go out and give it 100 per cent. I am not asking for any more than that'.Collection: Player
Paolo Maldini is neither a legend nor a world class player!Collection: Player
If I had an argument with a player we would sit down for twenty minutes, talk about it and then decide I was right!Collection: Player
If a player is not interfering with play then he shouldn't be on the pitch.Collection: Player
I criticize a lot of players and coaches. But I back it up with facts. A lot of times guys get mad at me because someone told them what I said. I say, 'You're wrong: Go check the tape.Collection: Player
Andre Tippett was an impact player who consistently played at a level that set him apart. Accounting for him limited what an offense could do. He made quarterbacks nervous.and rightly so.Collection: Player
I remember World Cups in 1982 and 1986 when we weren't there and we'd support Belgium or Denmark, .. They had some players who played in Holland and they were a bit like the Dutch.Collection: Player
It's a very special generation, because during our careers the computer entered chess. So we know how to play without computers, which is also important. We can analyse without computers. I am not saying that younger players cannot do this, but we are more in the habit of doing this. That's important to improve your chess understanding.Collection: Player
This is the best club in the world with the best fans, so I'm very proud to be a Liverpool player for the next four years and hopefully even longer.Collection: Player