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“Playing chess is a perfect sport for        step-by-step work in parallel to self-       国际象棋的赛事,在中国大陆更有以他命
    brains,” Tan, who at 90, continues to        contemplation and reflection.                名的国际象棋赛。在他眼中,下棋可以培
    promote chess by annually sponsoring                                                      养一个人的纪律,同时迫使一个人深入地
    major competitions since 1974. In China,     Besides being a legend in the world of real  思考。“言行和纪律是非常重要的,在棋
    there is even a chess competition named      estate, he continues to make an impact       桌上,你若是得罪了你的棋友,最糟糕的
    after him. In his eyes, playing chess gets   at racecourses. In his autobiography, he     结局就是对方不和你玩了;但在商场上,
    people to improve their discipline and       mentioned most horse owners never win        若是言行不慎,那么就不只是不玩了那么
    forces them to think in depth.               money, and the winners only take two         简单。"拿督陈振南从下棋中参透许多人
                                                 percent from the total figures, but he       生道理,并将它运用在商场上,国际象棋
    “What you say and behave as well as your     stubbornly wants to be the “two percent”.    中所说的律己以及步步为营,说的正是端
    discipline is very important,” he says. “On                                               正己身和深思熟虑。
    chessboard, if you offend your friends, the  “It doesn’t matter how many horses you
    worst result is people won’t play with you   have, but the number of races you win        至于驰骋马场,更是他在房地产以外书写
    anymore. However, in business world, if      does,” Dato Tan pays more attention to       的另一篇传奇篇章。拿督陈振南在他的自
    you misbehave or say something wrong, it     quality than to quantity. No matter in       传《永远不要随意设想》中提到,大多数
    will be not as easy as they don’t play with  horse racing or in chess, no matter when     的马主从来不赚钱,能赢的也只不过占区
    you. ”                                       moving or remaining still, when you          区的两个百分比,然而他却固执地想要成
                                                 compete, there are always fundamental        为那两个百分比的人。那如何才能成为那
    Dato Tan has gleaned upon many               principles to follow.                        独特的两个百分比呢?“你拥有多少马匹
    principles of life from chess and adapts                                                  并不重要,重要的是你赢了多少场?”拿
    these lessons to his entrepreneurship:       “下棋,是绝佳的脑力运动。"已届90                           督陈振南只在意质量,而不是数量;而且
    the self-discipline and approaching goals                                                 博弈精深之处,来自动静皆有其道。
                                                 高龄的拿督陈振南从1974年起,就不遗

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