"My father believes that innate talent is nothing, that [success] is 99 percent hard work. I agree with him." - Susan Polgar
Susan was home schooled by her parents. The parents quit their jobs to devote themselves to teaching Susan chess. They accumulated a library of ten thousand chess books, and a giant filing system of index cards that catalogues previous games and potential opponents. At age 17, she became the first woman to qualify for what was then called the Men's World Championship. At 21, she was a grand master, the highest rank in world chess. She reached it faster than anyone in history, besting legend Bobby Fischer by a few months.
Oh, and her two sisters rose as high as sixth in the world.
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