Excerpt:Here are some thoughts from Charlene the Star:“I’ll bet that’s why Mama put the word “Star” in myname. I have a feeling I’m going to be a star as a jumper.

Keep dreaming.You can go as far as you dream.

If you think you can do it, you can.

The rewards of golf, and of life too I expect, are worth very little if you don't play the game by the etiquette as well as by the rules.

Life is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague memories of having read the reviews.

I have learned to look upon each little hindrance as a jest and each great one as a foreshadowing of victory.

The best service you can do is to keep your thoughts on God. Keep God in mind every minute.

I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen its heights but because I've seen its depths.

Therefore I summon age / To grant youth's heritage.

You better be able to defend it after the attack - so don't stretch it. In other words, if the guy's guilty of A and B, don't make him guilty of A, B, and C. That's what a lot of people do.

In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats on your wedding. You were a great player, now be ready to lose 50 points'.