Challenge-CS (which is a pretty cool site, by the way) has uploaded a new interview with Clan X3, one of the best clans in the world. Here's a tidbit:
[CH-CS] What made you decide to play Counter-Strike instead of all the other games out there?Good stuff.
[X3|-Ksharp] It was fun in beta 1, got hooked the first day I played it, which happened to be the first day it was released
[X3|-BG] Playing the game for awhile and getting good at it, makes you want to stay with the game and have your efforts pay off for you sometime down the road.