Magnus Carlsen Quotes

I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.

Federer said something interesting once. He said that he was watching Rod Laver, and me, and he said he was trying to copy us and to be like us. And that’s a great compliment for us.

Chess may be the deepest, least exhaustible of pastimes, but it is nothing more. As for a chess genius, he is a human being who focuses vast, little-understood mental gifts and labors on an ultimately trivial human enterprise.

When you have a celebrity status, people feel inspired by you people. They start to emulate what you are doing. So it inspires me as a celebrity to do something which is for greater good.

I hope maybe one day I can be like Wayne Rooney. Maybe then some young players will be proud to play against me. That would be amazing.

Hrithik Roshan is my idol both onscreen as well as off screen. I wish that I could become just 50 percent like him.

When a kid comes next to you, and she's like 'Ooh, one day I want to be like you!' you're like 'Wow, that's so nice to hear!'

It's like Christians who want to be like Jesus. We're just trying to follow in someone's footsteps. Might as well be The Beatles.

I know there'll be comparisons, but I consider it an honor to be compared to Audrey Hepburn. She's a legend.

One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.

The Kate Winslet thing has been a shocker. I was like, that is the most ridiculous claim. Amazing, obviously. She's been my idol since I re-enacted 'Titanic' and fell in love with Leo. And it's a privilege to be called the next anything. But I suppose to be the next you is all you can do.

My mother is the most important person I know, and I try to be the same as she.

Andres is a genius, and it's an honour to share the same dressing room. I hope to learn a lot from him. Of course, there is only one Iniesta. I have come here to try to create history of my own and learn from these great players.

It's always good to have someone you want to be like.

I wouldn't be where I am without my dad. He's a genius.

Getting to work with Edie Falco and watching her be a quiet presence - but a very powerful presence - and so brilliant and free? That was the first person I saw where I was like, 'I want to emulate that.'

There's something exceptional about watching a video and simultaneously thinking 'That was genius!' and 'I could have done that!'

It's really cool to see how many people try to imitate me or wear my stuff. I get a lot of Instagram videos of people doing my entrance. I think that's so cool. To see the variety of people, little girls, guys, doing it. I never really thought that would happen. It's amazing.

Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life - role models, to look up to.

The only dream I have in my life is to be a little piece of my dad, because he was really happy.

My father is an athlete and I wish to be a hero like him.

It's the ultimate compliment to be imitated or at least be somebody's influence, for sure.

Larry David, he's my hero. I want to be him - I want to act like him - everything.

Aishwarya has been a huge inspiration and I aspire to be like her.

It's a trip now that other bands are saying that they look up to us. In my mind, I'm still 18 years old trying to emulate Pantera in my bedroom.