Basements Quote by Daniel Negreanu

I started playing professionally when I was 17 years old.

— Jonas Valanciunas

I got caught up with gambling at the golf course, the backroom card games at the casinos with buddies there, and eventually betting on…

— Tim Donaghy

When I was young and didn't have money, I liked gambling because winning and losing was fun for the rush of it.

— Carlos Mencia

I used to gamble when I was young. I'm wiser now.

— Sharron Angle

When I was about 18, I started playing restaurants for £150 a night. I felt like a millionaire.

— Sam Fender

I met up with the gambler.

— Kenny Rogers

I was competitive ping-pong player. I played in youth tournaments, under the age of 13.

— Jimmy O. Yang

I never really gambled - certainly not playing poker. I'd casually bet on a football game or joined a pool.

— Jason Gedrick

I had my own youth. I had fun playing in the amateurs, going out with my friends on the weekend, drinking a beer, that…

— Jaap Stam

I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started…

— Karch Kiraly

I played with my dad until I was 15.

— Karch Kiraly

I played Vegas at the age of 16 years old, in 1959.

— Wayne Newton