Bobby Fischer Quotes

Tell me why is it easier if you know the number one? You prepare as though you are number one anyway.

When I walk into bat, I should know that 'Yes, I've prepared to the best of my ability. I couldn't have done anything better.' That is when I feel that I am ready to go out and play.

The confidence came along as I played well.

If I can train for a contest for a week, it's a guaranteed victory.

Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.

Confidence - Poise and confidence are not possible unless you have prepared correctly. Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Poise and confidence are a natural result of proper preparation.

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off.

If you think we'll get in, we'll get in. It's all about confidence, trust me.

As long as I'm prepared, I always expect to win.

Winners believe in their worth in advance of their performance.

Success is won by those who believe in winning and then prepare for that moment.

I felt good in all my fights. It's all in the preparation. I prepare myself for all of them. And I felt good in all my fights.

I planned my success. I knew it was going to happen.

When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

You know, I'm confident before I go out and play a match that I know, you know, I've put in the work and like I feel confident that I am going to go out there and play well.

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.

A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success.

Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass.

I don't think anybody should do what they do in hopes of being successful. But I always expect myself to be successful at things. And if I'm not, I feel bad. I don't care for failure. I've failed at a number of things, and it's not my favorite state of mind. So I prefer success.

Once you've achieved success, and you're making decisions that are working, I don't understand why anyone would be second-guessing themselves.

I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going.

I know my talents well - I know my head well - so when I go onto the pitch, I know perfectly what I have to do.

I prepare so I can be in the whole game.

Sure, it comes with a lot of bonus rewards, whatever it may be, some of it may be financial. And it is great to have been No 1 in the world, when you get a bit older you can reflect on it. But I was No 1 in the world before I actually was No 1 in the world, in my mind at least.

Once you get a couple good plays, you get confidence and it carries over.