In a way players at the top should try to promote the game in their own countries as … - Viswanathan Anand

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To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well.

Viswanathan Anand

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always made me feel very welcome; I didn't feel guilty at all about pursuing chess with such fervour. They never, for instance, perceived sports as a rival to academics.

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