Magnus Carlsen Quotes

My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.

My father has always been a big influence in my life.

I grew up trying to be like my idols, and one of the main people in my life was my father. He played football, and when your father is telling stories about the game he played... Everybody wants to be like their father.

Shout-out to my dad - he influenced my style when I was 17.

My father was an exceptionally strong influence on me.

My father was the role model I looked up to. My dad was an entertainer, too. I patterned my life after him. He wanted me to do better than he did. He never sold a record in his life, but to me, he was still a rock star.

My dad was around every second. Teaching me the game.

My dad had a huge influence. He's my idol, and I'm following everything he did, looking for something I can use myself.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.

My father was a huge influence on me.

There's a lot of wisdom that my dad and my grandparents and my uncle have been able to impart on me, and what I've treasured the most is I've seen examples in my life of people embracing their creativity, not feeling insecure about their artistic inclinations.

I look back on the influence my dad had on my life and career, and I just try to take the best parts of what he had.

Most definitely, my dad was my biggest influence.

My dad is my everything. He always had the craziest speeches for Kylie and me growing up, good words to live by.

My father's mother really had a profound influence on me. She literally began her day with an hour of reading. But the most fundamental impact was education.

No one can beat Momma. She made me the person I am today - the way I think and act and move and talk and speak. It's all because of her.

My dad taught me everything. It's been fun walking in his footsteps. He played for his whole life and traveled the country and had a great career. He taught me everything about life and playing golf and how to act. Just everything. I learned so much from him and those days hanging around the driving range.

My father was my No.1 influence, long before him actually being involved with my youth team.

I always tell my dad he was training me to be a pro before he even knew it.

I wouldn't be where I am without my dad.

My mom, Latha Sriram, is my first guru.

I look up to the older generation of men - Arthur Scargill, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn - but my main role model has been my step-granddad Jim. He's brilliant, very political, quite eccentric.

Mum has been the biggest influence on me.