Magnus Carlsen Quotes - Page 3

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• I'm not really into rap.

  Magnus Carlsen

  Rap

  Interview with Sean Ingle, www.theguardian.com. December 9, 2010.

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• In my experience, when I went to school, and especially in after-school, and during breaks, a lot of people wanted to sit down and play chess up till a certain age when it was not supposed to be cool anymore and people wanted to do other things.

  Magnus Carlsen

  School, Play, People

  Source: theclassical.org

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• I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16 years old. In other sports, if you have been playing for seven years, you are not a young prodigy any more. You're one of the pros.

  Magnus Carlsen

  Sports, Player, Years

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.

  Magnus Carlsen

  People

  "The Top Chess Player In The World Impressed The Heck Out Of Everyone At This NYC Exhibition". Interview with Gus Lubin, www.businessinsider.com. September 4, 2012.

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• My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.

  Magnus Carlsen

  Player, Norway, Being The Best

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• For me right now I think being the world number one is a bigger deal than being the world champion because I think it shows better who plays the best chess. That sounds self-serving but I think it's also right.

  Magnus Carlsen

  Thinking, Self, Play

  "The Top Chess Player In The World Impressed The Heck Out Of Everyone At This NYC Exhibition". Interview with Gus Lubin, www.businessinsider.com. September 4, 2012.

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• I played like a child!

  Magnus Carlsen

  Children, Chess, Humour

  "Magnificent Magnus, the world's youngest grandmaster". Interview with Hans Olav Lahlum, en.chessbase.com. April 20, 2004.

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