I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level read more

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future.

This is a one way street. To get to where you're going, you have to go up this hill, and read more

This is a one way street. To get to where you're going, you have to go up this hill, and people are looking at you like, don't you know that's one way?

We needed defensive stops. But then again, to get on the board, you need to execute and move the ball read more

We needed defensive stops. But then again, to get on the board, you need to execute and move the ball around and run our motion like we usually do.

There are too many people in the world who are claiming they are defending the president without the family's knowledge read more

There are too many people in the world who are claiming they are defending the president without the family's knowledge and we don't know who authorized them.

Better competition will make us perform better. You play really good teams to prepare for the playoffs, and we want read more

Better competition will make us perform better. You play really good teams to prepare for the playoffs, and we want to try and make every game seem like the championship game. That's the approach we need to take into every game.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

Many of the Americans went to Paris to study in the 1880s and absorbed the new style (impressionism) there.

With stores being built all around you reducing your sales and reducing your profit, you've got very little chance of read more

With stores being built all around you reducing your sales and reducing your profit, you've got very little chance of working for 15 or 20 years and walking away with anything.

If a kid doesn't live up to it, you could have a problem with him losing confidence, and then it's read more

If a kid doesn't live up to it, you could have a problem with him losing confidence, and then it's up to the veterans and the pitching coach to step in and not let that happen.

I'm really happy for Riley. The fact that he was able to go out and win the ESD, that's a read more

I'm really happy for Riley. The fact that he was able to go out and win the ESD, that's a pretty big accomplishment.