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title: "10 Ball Away Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [Kilbane did what he normally does: ran his heart out and gave the ball away a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-giles/kilbane-did-what-he-normally-does-ran-his-heart-out-and-gave-the-ball/)

[Johnny Giles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-giles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c36/johnny-giles-29065_ball_kilbane-did-what-he-normally-does-ran-hi_845006.png)

> [At international level, giving the ball away doesn't work too often.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-atkinson/at-international-level-giving-the-ball-away-doesn-t-work-too-often/)

[Ron Atkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-atkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ad/ron-atkinson-8807_balls_at-international-level-giving-the-ball-a_1532559.jpg)

> [Throwing the ball away is not a big thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geno-smith/throwing-the-ball-away-is-not-a-big-thing/)

[Geno Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geno-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/geno-smith-6231_away_throwing-the-ball-away-is-not-a-big-thin_2565936.jpg)

> [I'm not someone who looks to swing the ball away majorly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-broad/i-m-not-someone-who-looks-to-swing-the-ball-away-majorly/)

[Stuart Broad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-broad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/stuart-broad-6664_away_i-m-not-someone-who-looks-to-swing-the-b_468061.jpg)

> [For me personally, I need to anticipate pressure and tuck the ball away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-brunell/for-me-personally-i-need-to-anticipate-pressure-and-tuck-the-ball-away/)

[Mark Brunell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-brunell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/mark-brunell-80817_anticipate_for-me-personally-i-need-to-anticipate-p_487739.png)

> [I'm the type of player who takes risks, so every now and then I'm going to give the ball away. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-barkley/i-m-the-type-of-player-who-takes-risks-so-every-now-and-then-i-m/)

[Ross Barkley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-barkley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/ross-barkley-6496_give_i-m-the-type-of-player-who-takes-risks-s_1062413.jpg)

> [The day I think about throwing the ball away at the beginning of a play, I should stop playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-griffin-iii/the-day-i-think-about-throwing-the-ball-away-at-the-beginning-of-a/)

[Robert Griffin III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-griffin-iii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/robert-griffin-iii-8269_balls_the-day-i-think-about-throwing-the-ball_1422441.jpg)

> [I believe the most important thing for the defender is to take the ball away from the opposing team, no matter what,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giorgio-chiellini/i-believe-the-most-important-thing-for-the-defender-is-to-take-the/)

[Giorgio Chiellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giorgio-chiellini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/giorgio-chiellini-5700_believe_i-believe-the-most-important-thing-for-t_904147.jpg)

> [They need to do two things if they’re going to be great and win a championship: take the ball away and keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mcginest/they-need-to-do-two-things-if-they-re-going-to-be-great-and-win-a/)

[Willie McGinest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mcginest/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32b/willie-mcginest-110638_balls_they-need-to-do-two-things-if-they-re-go_302084.png)

> [ \[A\]ll of life, as we know it, moves in little, unavailing circles. More justly than to anything else, it can be likened… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/o-henry/a-ll-of-life-as-we-know-it-moves-in-little-unavailing-circles-more/)

[O. Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/o-henry/)

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