"You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace."

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“I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.”

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“The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.”

“Did you hear that? I didn't hear anything. Put that question another way.”

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“The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money.”

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