Anyone who has gumption knows what it is, and anyone who hasn’t can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it.
Preparedness for a game that usually lasts four-five hours requires good physical condition and also steady nerves.
There are some aspects of work you need to keep working on and no matter what environment you are in. Continuous learning is very important. It's what I call 'competitive tension', which is about having a competition around.
I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.
It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So I tend not to do that anymore.
In a way players at the top should try to promote the game in their own countries as that is the legacy that makes you feel proud. If you have not done that you have failed as a sportsperson.
Things like the financial markets - a proper grounding in mathematics could help the common man. I believe that if people are more familiar with mathematical concepts. . . it can help deal with modern life, which is increasingly complex.
I think it was seen as a symptom that the Chinese leadership may be really scared about their economy. Why would you want to depend more on exports if you're a country that has a stated policy of relying less on exports and more on consumer spending, domestic spending?
Thank God and Greyhound you're gone.
We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levels-local, State and Federal-in ending the pollution of our waters.
I get amazed, I can't look at it but about 10 seconds, at these politicians dancing around this, dancing around this, I'm trying to find a correct name for it, this utter absolute, asinine, idiotic stupidity of men marrying men.