Magnus Carlsen Quotes

I'm always learning new ways to improve my game from both players older and younger than me.

I am not inspired by anyone. I don't have any idol. I just follow the people around me and try and learn a few things.

Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.

Every year I try to grow as a player and not get stuck in a rut. I try to improve my game in every way possible. But that trait is not something I've worked on, it's part of me.

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

Just understanding that if you're not growing up, you're just moving backwards, and I'm a person that I always want to grow and learn and not be the smartest person in the room, because when you're not the smartest person in the room, you're always learning things.

I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.

There will come a time when the public will tire of me and let me know it. That's when I retire. But so far, I've continued to grow. I keep pushing myself to improve.

I want to see myself as a student. Keep learning, keep improving, keep your eyes and ears open.

I don't know - to be honest, I don't really model myself after anybody.

You have to keep pushing yourself and reinventing yourself.

For me, it's always been about continually challenging myself and continually figuring out how to go down the hill faster.

I'm my own person and my own player. Not that I don't admire other players and try and do similar things.

Being a footballer was about analysing performance, never being satisfied, seeing what lessons you can learn and who you can learn from.

Every day is an opportunity for me to learn - that's how I've approached life.

The hallmark of successful people is that they are always stretching themselves to learn new things.

I am always open to learning. I am always open to adapting myself to a new role and a new position.

I think if you stop learning, there's not much point, and so I always hope to be challenged. That's the beauty of this job.

I am always learning and always wanting to improve.

I can always improve.

I work differently. I enjoy creating a space around me and not getting too high or too low. But I am continuously looking to get better - not just as a tennis player but also as a person dealing with new experiences.

You have to learn every single day, and try not to make the same mistakes. That's my mentality.

I can always get better at what I'm doing because I'm not nearly as good as I think I can be. I'm going to try to improve every chance I get.

You start comparing yourself to other people, you end up trying to be that person. You've got to be your own person, do it your own way. You can be motivated by somebody, but you don't have to take after them.