Burt Hochberg quotes

Burt Hochberg quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time”
-- Burt Hochberg

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“With a name like that, he must be Catholic, right?”
-- Burt Hochberg

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“The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is a sad end if a sorry episode. One of the game's greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts. There is absolutely no deal for reinstatement.”

Source : A. Bartlett Giamatti's remarks at the press conference banning Pete Rose from baseball, August 24, 1989.
“Rather an end in horror, than horror without end. He could not condemn principles he might need to invoke and apply later. The wolf cannot help having been created by God as he is, but we shoot him all the same if we have to. The great player in diplomacy, as in chess, asks the question,Does this improve me?, not look at the possible fringe benefits If you can't have what you like, you must like what you have.”
“Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.”
“I want to be the best player to ever play this game.”
“Old books that we have known but not possessed cross our path and invite themselves over. New books try to seduce us daily with tempting titles and tantalizing covers.”
“Fighters with 13 fights are winning world titles, and of course they don't know how to behave.”
“Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.”
“Psychology is the most important factor in chess.”
“Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.”
“Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!”

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