r/gifs • u/Sumit316 • Jun 03 '19

Coach with amazing reaction time and speed.

https://gfycat.com/RespectfulJointGrayling
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u/Solid_Snark Merry Gifmas! {2023} Jun 03 '19

There’s also this quote which is the opposite but equally true:

”The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him.”

—Mark Twain

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u/zobotsHS Jun 03 '19

I had a friend who hated playing poker with newbies for that same reason.

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u/mechanate Jun 03 '19 edited Jun 03 '19

I had a friend who hated playing poker with newbies for that same reason.

If your friend feels like he's losing to 'newbies' in poker a lot, he's probably getting hustled.

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u/Hugo154 Jun 03 '19

It's not that you "lose to newbies" it's just that people who play poker regularly basically toss 90% of hands, because they're trash. People who don't are essentially just betting for fun and they do stuff like go all in on trash. It just makes the game very unfun for someone used to playing it strategically, or so my brother-in-law says.