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title: "9 Actually Play Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [The only way to condition for basketball is to actually play basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jrue-holiday/the-only-way-to-condition-for-basketball-is-to-actually-play/)

[Jrue Holiday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jrue-holiday/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/jrue-holiday-5130_actually_the-only-way-to-condition-for-basketball_3083621.jpg)

> [So I suppose that means we can actually play the instruments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-copeland/so-i-suppose-that-means-we-can-actually-play-the-instruments/)

[Stewart Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-copeland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/stewart-copeland-31412_actually_so-i-suppose-that-means-we-can-actually_1290496.jpg)

> [I've always wanted to play a superhero. It was just about figuring out which one I could actually play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joivan-wade/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-a-superhero-it-was-just-about-figuring-out/)

[Joivan Wade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joivan-wade/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/joivan-wade-26516_about_i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-a-superhero-i_2099658.jpg)

> [I've done as much as I could and as hard as I've worked to try to be ready, but we'll never know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davis-webb/i-ve-done-as-much-as-i-could-and-as-hard-as-i-ve-worked-to-try-to-be/)

[Davis Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davis-webb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4a/davis-webb-5883_hard_i-ve-done-as-much-as-i-could-and-as-hard_870076.jpg)

> [You could have people who actually play basketball, but they probably don't love it. I actually love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ja-morant/you-could-have-people-who-actually-play-basketball-but-they-probably/)

[Ja Morant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ja-morant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/750/ja-morant-6703_basketball_you-could-have-people-who-actually-play_1089058.jpg)

> [There's always going to be a percentage of the kids out there who want to hear people who can actually play and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/butch-trucks/there-s-always-going-to-be-a-percentage-of-the-kids-out-there-who/)

[Butch Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/butch-trucks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/butch-trucks-7646_always_there-s-always-going-to-be-a-percentage_1485406.jpg)

> [But more than that, I wanted my wife and my family to see how I can actually play this game. They haven't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-duval/but-more-than-that-i-wanted-my-wife-and-my-family-to-see-how-i-can/)

[David Duval](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-duval/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/david-duval-18852_actually_but-more-than-that-i-wanted-my-wife-and_439843.png)

> [I wrote so much about fandom and participation for NPR that I eventually realized my most fertile way of participating in music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-brownstein/i-wrote-so-much-about-fandom-and-participation-for-npr-that-i/)

[Carrie Brownstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-brownstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/carrie-brownstein-1580_fertile_i-wrote-so-much-about-fandom-and-partici_1781754.png)

> [Mums and dads, if you've bought something that needs putting together, do it before Christmas. When the kids have gone to bed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phillip-schofield/mums-and-dads-if-you-ve-bought-something-that-needs-putting-together/)

[Phillip Schofield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phillip-schofield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/phillip-schofield-11975_christmas_mums-and-dads-if-you-ve-bought-something_2407193.jpg)

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