Daniel Negreanu Quotes

There are so many things that I've just continued to get better at in my game.

In No Limit Hold'em, much like video games and karate lessons, you need to master one level before you can move on to the next.

I feel like I've been doing what I need to be doing to make me better at the game.

I'm learning. Watching video. Understanding what I'm good at, what I'm not good at.

You have to look back on everything that you've done and critique yourself and find the holes in your game that you can continue to get better.

I've played a lot of basketball during my life - and it's not always been good.

The biggest thing was probably a better understanding of the mental side of cricket and also the technical challenges I have in my game. Those two things happened in a very short space of time which changed me as a player.

I am sure my own game is improving by playing in Serie A.

I remember how I, too, was part of the Azlan Shah tournament for the first time in 2005. After that, I went to the Junior World Cup. I remember how much I benefited from the exposure.

I learned so much during my time at United. Sharing a dressing room with Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Ryan Giggs at such a young age was an amazing experience. I didn't play as much as I would have liked, but it was a master's degree in development both as a player and a person.

Playing with Michael Jordan would be a great opportunity for me. I would have someone around I could learn a lot from. I look up to him as a player and as a person, and that would make me a better player and person.

Every player can still grow - there is no limit to that. Even when I was 38, I improved myself in certain things, and that is what I will always do with my players to help them get the best out of themselves.

When I started coaching, I wanted to find out quickly if I could do it.

If I was going to start over, then I wanted to go somewhere I could get better and win and see if I was a really good player. That's why I came to Duke.

You've got to test yourself against the best to know you are the best.

I want to be tested until my limit.

I don't think anyone could have predicted that I would have gone in less than a year from not knowing how many cards were in a deck to winning a major poker title.

I've wanted to - and have been - testing myself against the best guys in the world.

The quarterback needs to know when he's doing something wrong or how he can get better.

I am constantly analysing my performances and I tend to focus more on things I haven't done as well as I'd have liked.

I had to buy into being a better player and being able to be coached.

I don't really think in terms of competing with myself.

I want to maximize my potential as a player. I want to be as good as I could possibly be. And if I do that, I think I could be one of the best players out there.

I've got to challenge myself more, and not listen to anybody else, and not listen to any media or bloggers, but just listen to myself. I've got to push myself. If I don't believe I'm growing, and I believe I'm just coasting, then I've got to get off the train. If I feel I'm growing, I have to keep going. It's a long marathon.

I don't have the physical talent those guys have. My hard work has made me very good.