Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will all be judged by only one thing: the result.

You can make all the excuses you want, but if you're not mentally tough and you're not prepared to play every night, you're not going to win.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

The main ingredient of stardom, is the rest of the team.

Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterwards will one experience real delight.

My life is much more than boxing — I've been knocked out more outside the ring than in the ring.