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You know, whenever somebody comes in, in any situation - whether it's a poker game or a bobsled team or a band - it's gonna change things. And sometimes significantly.

— Les Claypool

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I know sport can change the world, and that matters to me.

— Clare Balding

Being able to pit your wits against literally hundreds of other people is really exciting and ultimately the biggest single challenge for a poker player.

— Tim Page

Never in a million years did I think the sport of poker would blow up the way it did.

— Chris Moneymaker

Well, you know, I've bonded with a lot of people over the years, you know. We played the same tournaments year after year and we go back to the same place and many times the seats have been full and that has meant the world to me for sure.

— Andre Agassi

The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play.

— Chris Moneymaker

The competition has improved tremendously. In 2003, I could teach a guy how to play poker in an hour and he could win some money. Today, it would take days. The game has gotten so much tougher. So I will spend my time with my family and play when I can.

— Chris Moneymaker

If you're a poker player and you show up at a casino at 8 a.m., you're going to be by yourself or with some people that are rocks and just don't give you any action.

— Chris Moneymaker

Certainly it is a different world for players nowadays. But it depends on the individual.

— Franz Beckenbauer

✗Opposing Perspectives

I am the reassurance that they have not changed. In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were.

— Kenneth More

Poker is just a hobby I'm passionate about. It's not supposed to bring glory.

— Jason Alexander