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"At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games."
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"Walk the talk and project confidence. If at first you don't feel confident, fake it until you make it."
"You can develop a positive self image with positive thoughts."
"It is enough if God approves of me and all are against me."
"Confidence comes from thoughtful action, reflection, and experience. Confidence does not come from reaction."
"Introduce Yourself. Being confident and outgoing will empower you to approach new people who might be reluctant to take the first step. It is amazing how many people we come in contact with yet pass like ships in the night without any engagement or connection."
"Confidence is the ultimate beauty."
"The presence of confidence can make an unable man appear able. While its absence can make an able man appear unable."
"Do not say you do not have education or abilities."
"High walls and deep precipices on your path or hard rocks and big holes are not real obstacles! There is only one real obstacle on your path: Absence of self-confidence!"
"Be bold! You will then see that life will find no time to attack you, because you are attacking it!"
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"Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game."
"Once he had selected the path he was going down he really had to stick with it in a 16 game match. He had to try and hit in the one direction but unfortunately for him - though fortunately for me! - he hit in the wrong direction."
"I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation."
"In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this."
"Okay, when you start to fight for equality, like Anand did in 1995, you could end up losing game 10, like he did, without putting up any kind of fight."
"No - I'm quite calm inside during the game for most of the time - not 100%, but generally very calm."
"So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!"
"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways."
"You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world number one in the not too distant future. However, I'm sure that Garry will also have something to say about this!"
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