Did Bobby Fischer really say 'I give 98 percent of my mental energy to chess; others give only 2 percent.'?

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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to chess; others give only 2 percent.

— Bobby Fischer Contemporary · Chess genius, eccentric recluse

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Date: 1962

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