“I played against men most of my life because our goal was that I wante...” — Judit Polgar Quote

I played against men most of my life because our goal was that I wanted to reach the highest potential to be an absolute world champion.

I had a gold medal in olympics at 12. At 14 or 15 I had my career set before me. Because I started so early, I had this daily training. It developed a focus. It became so natural that it was like a native language for me to play chess. That's why I didn't feel pressure.

There are two ways to have educational chess in schools, either through after school programs or using chess as a tool in classrooms to improve children's thinking.

Being professional means 100% is not enough. Number one, two and three in my life was chess. The reality for women is, when a child comes into the picture, priorities change.

I try to do my absolute best for the people who come see me play.

It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.

It is an absolute delight to work with Ranveer. He is a thorough professional and at the same time, he is such a cool guy.

The model a lot of companies use is a very pyramidal model which sort of designates that all creativity, all wisdom flows from the top. We think that's the absolute wrong model.

I have the absolute utmost respect for soap opera actors now. They work harder than any actor I know in any other medium. And they don't get very much approbation for it.