Polgar Quotes & Sayings

It is the destiny of the emigrant that the foreign land does not become his homeland: his homeland becomes foreign. — Alfred Polgar

There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar. — Garry Kasparov

I think it's very natural to get nervous. I've usually got concerns about a specific thing in the opening which might worry me. I have to be relaxed and balanced emotionally and then I can concentrate on the moves during the game. Then things will be ok. — Judit Polgar

There are no take-backs - just as in life. You must think before you move. — Susan Polgar

I believe that the best style is a universal one, tactical and positional at the same time ... — Susan Polgar

I was labeled as a tricky player early on and have been regarded as tricky throughout my whole career. It was said that I was able to pull out tricks from nowhere. — Judit Polgar

I don't care very much for miniatures. I don't try to beat my opponents quickly because if they are strong, I think I should respect them. It is too risky to play sharply to beat them in 20 moves. — Bent Larsen

Don't let an outside influence, especially one as powerful as the media, direct your energies to the wrong place. — Susan Polgar

Chess can help a child develop logical thinking, decision making, reasoning, and pattern recognition skills, which in turn can help math and verbal skills. — Susan Polgar

Marketing tells a story that spreads. Sales overcomes the natural resistance to say yes. — Seth Godin

It would be a miracle, for example, if I dropped a stone and it rose upwards. But is it no miracle that it falls to the ground? — Alfred Polgar

In chess the most unbelievable thing for me is that it's a game for everybody: rich, poor, girl, boy, old, young. It's a fantastic game which can unite people and generations! It's a language which you'll find people "speak" in every country. If you reach a certain level you find a very rich world! Art, sport, logic, psychology, a battlefield, imagination, creativity not only in practical games but don't forget either how amazing a feeling it is to compose a study, for example (unfortunately that's not appreciated these days but it's a fantastic part of chess!). — Judit Polgar

It's the fear of looking stupid the keeps you from being awesome. — Kiera Cass

It is best never to have been born. But who among us has such luck? One in a million, perhaps. — Alfred Polgar

Government ought to be all outside and no inside ... Everybody knows that corruption thrives in secret places, and avoids public places, and we believe it a fair presumption that secrecy means impropriety. — Woodrow Wilson

Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it — Judit Polgar

20and w through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, x making peace — Anonymous

Work is what you do so that sometime you won't have to do it anymore. — Alfred Polgar

Maybe love doesn't come from the heart. Maybe it's a psychic jolt that wakes you when you touch them, leaving you breathless. — Christy Johnson

I don't like politics especially in chess. All I want is promote chess 24/7. — Susan Polgar

I do have a built-in advantage,' said Giles. 'I am my father's son. — Jeffrey Archer

According to research, test scores improved by 17.3% for students regularly engaged in chess classes, compared with only 4.6% for children participating in other forms of enriched activities. — Susan Polgar

Too often man handles life as he does the bad weather. He whiles away the time as he waits for it to stop. — Alfred Polgar

How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention. — Abdullah Ibn Mubarak

I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess and in life. — Susan Polgar

In the pursuit of Knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Way, every day something is dropped. Less and less do you need to force things, until finally you arrive at non-action. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. — Martha Beck

One can say that in the last decades chess has become more of a sport than of a science. I see it from an artistic point of view. — Judit Polgar

Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean...

[John Muir to Samuel Hall Young] — Samuel Hall Young

It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the world. If they cry after a loss that's normal, as adults also hate to lose. If they win a game you should make them feel very proud but make sure they know the next game will be another challenge. — Judit Polgar

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances change. — Susan Polgar

If we talk about pure abilities and skills, I
believe there should be no reason why women cannot play as well as men. — Susan Polgar

Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to lose and to be creative. — Judit Polgar

When everyone leaves you it's loneliness you feel, when you leave everyone else it's solitude. — Alfred Polgar

The striking aphorism requires a stricken aphorist. — Alfred Polgar

When men lose against me, they always have a headache ... or things of that kind. I have never beaten a completely healthy man! — Susan Polgar

India and China are improving by leaps and bounds and it will be their chess players who will lead the revolution of the XXI century. — Judit Polgar

Win with grace, lose with dignity! — Susan Polgar

I think that is the difference between the very good and the best. — Susan Polgar

If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest before the game because the most important thing is to be focused during the game itself! If you get tired by preparation you won't have enough energy left for the whole game, and we all know that a single blunder can ruin all the work done beforehand! — Judit Polgar

The powerful voice of Christ is the key that opens the door of the soul to receive Him. — Adam Embry