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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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"The presence of confidence can make an unable man appear able. While its absence can make an able man appear unable."
"Confidence is silent, cool, self-assurance."
"Your greatest competence are your courage and confident."
"You can shine everywhere you are."
"It is a pleasurable thing to earn the admiration of others, but it is a far better feeling to honestly admire thyself."
"The sun shines every day without being told that it is brilliant. The mountains stand tall and majestic though no one informs them of their grandeur. The winds twirl and dance with clouds, minus cheers or compliments to inspire their moves. Flowers bloom, showing off colors, long before passing smiles acknowledge any beauty. The ocean claps at its own underwater chorus without topside ears listening. What is the world trying to tell you? Be wonderful because you are. Quit waiting to be told so first."
"We all go through times of self-doubt, times when we may question our abilities and hope we can live up to the expectations of others."
"Why not to choose to believe in yourself, just to see what happens?"
"I know that I am not always right to the perception of some, but I am not daunted of being wrong. That's the effectiveness of confidence."
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"I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself."
"I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job."
"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways."
"I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing."
"Now, two years have passed and the situation is completely different: no one wants to organise this match."
"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."
"The strength of the playing ability is much more important. Only if the strength of the opponent's playing ability is comparable, does the game develop."
"I feel that my relationship with Kasparov now is much the same as it had been before the match - good. As for his reaction, well it can't be nice to lose your title after so long, but he was very generous."
"When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity."
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