Norwegian - Celebrity | November 30, 1990 -
People ask what my goal is. I don't have a goal.
Magnus Carlsen
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games.
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It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.
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I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age.
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If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.
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I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
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My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.
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My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway.
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Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
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Unfortunately I'm still not a fashion expert.
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