Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to make living in chess, so our profession does attract young people.

The place of chess in the society is closely related to the attitude of young people towards our game.

We were like bishops of opposite color.

Recently I saw Kasparov and he looked to me as still young and potent champion.

Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and it's all different.

There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.

I have a prominent platform and I want to use it to promote respect for human rights, democracy, and personal freedom. For me, this is bigger than basketball.

When I was younger, I initially hated football because they put me on the offensive line because I was the biggest kid.