- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Game Quotes
From the golf course to the chessboard.
This page uses "game" loosely — from a famously dismissive take on golf as a waste of effort, to praise for the creativity found in game development compared with feature filmmaking. If gaming culture specifically interests you, see Games quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion.
- Evaluate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think an important lesson from the game is that once you have made a move, you cannot take it back. You really have to measure your decisions. You think a lot. You evaluate your choices very carefully. There's never any guarantee about what's going to follow once you have made a decision.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before a game, I avoid having a heavy meal so that I don't feel sleepy at the board. You eat to be healthy, and that generally takes care of everything. Also, you can't be too finicky, since at tournaments you tend to eat at restaurants here and there. But, as long as you're eating sensibly, it's all good.
- Preparedness
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- Nov 07, 2020
Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.
- Preparation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know how many calories an average chess player burns per game, but it often exceeds that of a player in ball games. It is not only the chess as such: You need to be fit and undergo complicated preparation.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My job is to play chess, the game that I love. I achieve what I can in chess. That is what I focus on. Basically, I am always focused on playing the game, and this is important to me.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Politics is a dirty game. We have our rules in boxing. In politics, no rules. Especially a young democracy like Ukraine. It's more like MMA.
- Hell
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- Nov 07, 2020
Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be slightly amplified.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you know your game, you can handle pressure; you can handle any kind of situation, back yourself, and play your own game and get success.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my view, if you have good or bad technique, it doesn't matter. But you will survive if you can adjust your game at international level, you are mentally strong, you know your strengths and how to score runs.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would love to be a coach, mentor, or a batting consultant. I would love to commentate in Hindi, as most people who watch the game are more comfortable with Hindi in India rather than English.
- Nov 07, 2020
My style is my strength. It is my natural game. That is how I grew up and scored most of my runs.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you start the game, coaches will tell you to do stuff in a particular way, and kids do that. But the moment you start first-class cricket, the coach needs to tell you, 'Try this, try that,' instead of, 'Do this, do that.' If you feel comfortable, you can take it; otherwise, leave it.
- Success
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- Nov 07, 2020