I liked Fischer because he could play chess, a game I loved in my youth. I knew nothing of his 'other self'. Had I, I think I would not have studied his games. Frankly, that would have been my loss. For any of you chess players out there, here is a link to over 900 of his games. You can click and watch the play. It's a neat site.

Fischer's games: 938 of 'em. Interactive.