David Williams
David Williams
Professional poker player who became a celebrity in the gambling world for winning the 2004 World Series of Poker.
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth9 June 1980
I think it's sad, but I'm not surprised.
few hoping last victories
I think we all were hoping we'd had a few more victories last year,
people sure
I'm sure a lot of them are out there, but people don't know (about the trees).
homes people touched trying
We need more volunteers, particularly during the week, ... A lot of (damaged) homes haven't been touched and people are trying to live in them.
home town
It is my home town in Brisbane. I've always wanted to play here.
bombarded
Overwhelming amounts of traffic; we are bombarded all day long.
aware bringing building dedicated dollar fantastic help hope local people small society treasure wonderful
It is a fantastic setting, ... without a doubt, a multi-million dollar set. We have been working with the local preservation society who are dedicated to bringing this wonderful old building back to life. We hope that our film will help in some small way, if only to make more people aware that this architectural treasure exists.
bigger pushing visit
He was pushing for me to come up there, and told me that I need to play with him. The visit was good. I got to see the campus, and it's a lot bigger than Kent State.
medicine practiced proud
He was proud to tell you that he practiced medicine for 52 years.
eager iraqi people ready talking vote
He was going around talking to the locals, and from what he told me that the locals told him, the Iraqi people are ready and eager to vote in this referendum,
game lost
This was a game we lost that we could have won.
game good kids remain win
Kids always think they're going to win 100-0, ... We have to remain focused, but this game was very good for our confidence.
dangerous forward ideas opinions outright provide putting racism sort veneer
He has been putting these ideas forward for around 15 years. These sort of opinions are very dangerous if unchallenged because they provide a veneer of respectability for outright racism and intimidation.
improvement knew overnight seen
We knew this was not an overnight fix. That's not realistic. We're not at all panicky. I have seen improvement.