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"I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:28 am
by JustinHorton
I recall this quote being attributed to Viktor Korchnoi. I can find reference to it
here but is there a contemporary print source for the line?
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:47 am
by Matt Fletcher
Here's something from 1981 - not quite contemporary but getting there:
http://www.si.com/vault/1981/10/19/8260 ... ng-blitzed
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 10:17 am
by Roger de Coverly
Matt Fletcher wrote:Here's something from 1981 - not quite contemporary but getting there:
The 1981 piece attributes it to an interview before or about the 1978 match.
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 11:03 am
by James Pratt
It is quoted in Hartston/Keene's book from Oxford University Press on the 1974 Candidates Final.
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 2:21 pm
by JustinHorton
Aha! Thanks very much. I knew I'd read it somewhere but I thought it might be Ray's 1978 book, where I couldn't find it.
You couldn't give us a page reference?
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:03 pm
by Kay Joslin P
JustinHorton wrote:Aha! Thanks very much. I knew I'd read it somewhere but I thought it might be Ray's 1978 book, where I couldn't find it.
You couldn't give us a page reference?
It's on page 33 (Game 3). The full quote reads,
"I am afraid only of the dentist, and of nothing else in the world".
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 7:18 pm
by JustinHorton
Thanks!
Re: "I fear nobody but the dentist"
Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2014 8:19 pm
by PeterTurland
I revolt on behalf of dentists.
A good few years ago, because of loose teeth in the upper jaw, I had them removed, now because I forget to take them out sometimes, the routine of teeth removal and placing in a goblet of Steradent escapes me sometimes. My mouth is now happier because of it's articiality.