Quote of the Year:
Q: What percent of your success would you say is attributable to randomness?
A: That really depends on what you mean by randomness. Was it random that I was born in the U.S. to a caring family that was able to educate me instead of to a poor family in Zimbabwe? That was probably the biggest determining factor in my success, and one of the most random.
--Freakonomics Blog interviews a poker pro
That quote is awesome not only because of how dead-on it is, but also because it contrasts so much with Phil Gordon's standard level of coherence, levelheadedness, etc.
Posted by: Nate at April 18, 2008 11:25 PM