I’d never experienced such a significant moment at a poker table. If I got my card here, it would be over. I felt the weight of all those hours of play as the dealer slid the card off the top of the deck and turned it over. Wow! Was it really the ten of diamonds? The noise rising from the spectators jammed up around the table and the TV cameras undeniably confirmed it. I’d made a full house, tens over twos to beat Jesse’s two pair. I was the new World Champion of Poker! [...]
When that last card crowned me champion, I felt like I had just climbed Mount Rushmore. I was mentally and physically exhausted. I was glad it was over.

Doyle Brunson – 10/2009 – In The godfather of poker

 

The fact people accept that you’re a poker player now is a big thing. In those days, you were a second-class citizen. They thought you were a gangster if you played poker for a living.

Doyle Brunson – 08/2009 – in Poker News Daily