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Ernster86
Rock Star
Silver Level
Just read this old interview with Daniel Negreanu and came across an interesting quote.
QUESTION: What advice would you give to the kids who are watching you on TV and playing online, hoping to go pro?
"Well, I would tell them to seriously keep their priorities in order and tell them the honest truth: Even if I knew I would have gotten here doing what I did, if I had to do it all over again, I would have chosen another path. I know that's a sad truth, but this life is not easy. Don't give up your whole youth for poker. I don't live with regrets because I'm happy about who I am, but that would be one glaring thing in my life. I never went to college; I was hanging around with 40-year-old guys. And those are years you can't get back. So, I would say, 'Don't live your whole life for poker. It's just not worth it.'"
QUESTION: What advice would you give to the kids who are watching you on TV and playing online, hoping to go pro?
"Well, I would tell them to seriously keep their priorities in order and tell them the honest truth: Even if I knew I would have gotten here doing what I did, if I had to do it all over again, I would have chosen another path. I know that's a sad truth, but this life is not easy. Don't give up your whole youth for poker. I don't live with regrets because I'm happy about who I am, but that would be one glaring thing in my life. I never went to college; I was hanging around with 40-year-old guys. And those are years you can't get back. So, I would say, 'Don't live your whole life for poker. It's just not worth it.'"