One doesn’t have to play well, it’s enough to play better than your opponent.

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"I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of Chess"

- Siegbert Tarrasch

Awareness

"He who fears an isolated Queen’s Pawn should give up Chess."

- Siegbert Tarrasch

Courage

"Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess"

- Siegbert Tarrasch

Aspirations

"I look one move ahead... the best!"

- Siegbert Tarrasch

Focus

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"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"

- President Boyd K. Packer

Ambition

"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."

- Mark Twain

Ambition

"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."

- David Ogilvy

Ambition

"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."

- Billie Jean King

Ambition

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

Ambition