Magnus Carlsen Quotes

I always save a few special outfits for the final rounds of a tournament, because they put me in a more positive mindset and I then make better decisions.

Doubters don't win, winners don't doubt.

I'm honored to have the greatest temperament that anybody has, because we know how to win.

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

You have to go into each match believing you can beat all of the players.

I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher.

I'm aware if I'm playing at my best I'm tough to beat. And I enjoy that.

We just have to be in the mindset that we are going to be winning games.

Winning matches on any surface will definitely give you a much larger element of trust in what you're doing.

I have the confidence knowing if the game is on I can win the big events. That's a massive difference. Until you've done it and proven it to yourself, you can't know if you can.

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

Inner confidence is what makes us successful.

To know through my struggles, 'My coach still believes in me,' does a lot for your mindset.

My strength was probably more the mental side of the game rather than the skill side. I always had that self-belief that I was good enough. You have got to believe you are good enough, otherwise there is no point to it.

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

If you think you are beaten you are, if you think you dare not, you don't. If you like to win, but you think you can't, it is almost certain you won't.

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started.

I know how to win. You can't win unless you have a great temperament.

If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me.

There never was a winner that didn't expect to win in advance.

I think we now come to the park expecting to win instead of playing not to lose.

If you don't think you're a winner, you don't belong here.

... the winner is the one who believes in victory more.

There are some concrete ways to create a winning attitude. But nothing beats practicing it. When you prepare to win, belief comes easily.

My mind is my biggest asset. I expect to win every tournament I play.