1. “Poker is a skill game, not a lottery.” – Chris Moneymaker
2. “Poker is all about calculating risks and rewards before taking action.” – Phil Hellmuth
3. “You can’t lose a game if you don’t play.” – Chris Ferguson
4. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Daniel Negreanu
5. “In poker, as in life, there’s no perfect way to play. You just play the best you can.” – Phil Ivey
6. “Poker is 80% skill, 20% luck, and 100% psychology.” – Amarillo Slim
7. “If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half-hour at the table, then you are the sucker.” – Damon Runyon
8. “Poker is like sex: everyone thinks they’re the best player.” – Chris Moneymaker
9. “You can’t control the cards, only how you play them.” – Doyle Brunson
10. “Every poker player believes in chance. Every poker player believes in luck. But there is nothing mystical about luck. It is simply the accumulation of skill applied to mathematics and probability.” – Phil Hellmuth