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title: "62 Better Players Quotes by 60 authors"
description: "Browse 62 Better Players quotes by 60 authors. Discover the best Better Players sayings and thoughts."
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> [At Chelsea I knew I'd improve a lot quicker around better players, world-class players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-barkley/at-chelsea-i-knew-i-d-improve-a-lot-quicker-around-better-players/)

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

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> [A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/a-coach-s-primary-function-should-be-not-to-make-better-players-but/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

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> [The better the players you play with and against, it does improve you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-maguire/the-better-the-players-you-play-with-and-against-it-does-improve-you/)

[Harry Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-maguire/)

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> [When we are with the national team we are playing against much better players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eran-zahavi/when-we-are-with-the-national-team-we-are-playing-against-much-better/)

[Eran Zahavi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eran-zahavi/)

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> [To challenge yourself with better players around you. That's a good thing for every player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hakim-ziyech/to-challenge-yourself-with-better-players-around-you-that-s-a-good/)

[Hakim Ziyech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hakim-ziyech/)

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> [I've always done a good job when I play with better players than myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-caruso/i-ve-always-done-a-good-job-when-i-play-with-better-players-than/)

[Alex Caruso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-caruso/)

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> [You get better by studying and playing with better players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michail-antonio/you-get-better-by-studying-and-playing-with-better-players/)

[Michail Antonio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michail-antonio/)

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> [The better players you get, the better coach you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-mullin/the-better-players-you-get-the-better-coach-you-are/)

[Chris Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-mullin/)

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> [We want to be better players than we do a pest, but you have to find something to do coming into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-marchand/we-want-to-be-better-players-than-we-do-a-pest-but-you-have-to-find/)

[Brad Marchand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-marchand/)

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> [You are playing against better players in the Premier League. Pressing can be hard if you get picked off. I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-white/you-are-playing-against-better-players-in-the-premier-league-pressing/)

[Ben White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-white/)

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> [It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of their game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-hubbard/it-takes-the-pressure-off-of-your-better-players-to-know-they-don-t/)

[Cal Hubbard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-hubbard/)

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> [You have to be disciplined because if you lose your discipline and lose your shape, we're playing against better players, so they'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-jewell/you-have-to-be-disciplined-because-if-you-lose-your-discipline-and/)

[Paul Jewell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-jewell/)

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> [It's going to be a challenge every game and they are only going to get harder with the better players you come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-wan-bissaka/it-s-going-to-be-a-challenge-every-game-and-they-are-only-going-to/)

[Aaron Wan-Bissaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-wan-bissaka/)

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> [I still feel I need to do things 10 times better than other players. Just to be accepted and to improve myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zlatan-ibrahimovic/i-still-feel-i-need-to-do-things-10-times-better-than-other-players/)

[Zlatan Ibrahimovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zlatan-ibrahimovic/)

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> [There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cobi-jones/there-s-no-need-to-overwhelm-yourself-with-thoughts-because-you-know/)

[Cobi Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cobi-jones/)

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> [Players with high character get better. Players with a serious approach get better. The fools never get better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-van-gundy/players-with-high-character-get-better-players-with-a-serious/)

[Jeff Van Gundy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-van-gundy/)

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> [When we play in the Pro Tour there's no crowds in, so you can concentrate better. The others play better as well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-taylor/when-we-play-in-the-pro-tour-there-s-no-crowds-in-so-you-can/)

[Phil Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-taylor/)

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> [ Once you've proved to \[the players\] that you can help them become better players, you've earned their respect. They respect if you've… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-daly/once-you-ve-proved-to-the-players-that-you-can-help-them-become/)

[Brendan Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-daly/)

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> [In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-sharapova/in-the-last-year-i-have-gained-a-lot-of-experience-because-i-have/)

[Maria Sharapova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-sharapova/)

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> [All you have to do is play better than the other guy and things go well. If you don't play better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-parcells/all-you-have-to-do-is-play-better-than-the-other-guy-and-things-go/)

[Bill Parcells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-parcells/)

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> [The most important thing is that you hire people who complement you and are better than you in specific areas. Good people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-kawasaki/the-most-important-thing-is-that-you-hire-people-who-complement-you/)

[Guy Kawasaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-kawasaki/)

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> [In the early '80s there was a big gap between the NBA and the international game and when we started making our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vlade-divac/in-the-early-80s-there-was-a-big-gap-between-the-nba-and-the/)

[Vlade Divac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vlade-divac/)

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> [For me, major championships have a way of testing my system a bit more, and testing all aspects of my game. Majors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-rose/for-me-major-championships-have-a-way-of-testing-my-system-a-bit-more/)

[Justin Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-rose/)

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> [Life has so many opportunities day in and day out and we're not always going to make the correct decisions every single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-gordon/life-has-so-many-opportunities-day-in-and-day-out-and-we-re-not/)

[Aaron Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-gordon/)

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> [He has an awareness of what's happening around him on the edge of the box which is better than most players. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/he-has-an-awareness-of-what-s-happening-around-him-on-the-edge-of-the/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

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> [“if you do the following three things, you will be successful in major college basketball. If you don’t do them, it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/if-you-do-the-following-three-things-you-will-be-successful-in-major/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

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> [There are no shortcuts to good golf. The better players realize this.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babe-didrikson-zaharias/there-are-no-shortcuts-to-good-golf-the-better-players-realize-this/)

[Babe Didrikson Zaharias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babe-didrikson-zaharias/)

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> [There's no other club where I'll be able to work with better players than at Barca.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-enrique/there-s-no-other-club-where-i-ll-be-able-to-work-with-better-players/)

[Luis Enrique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-enrique/)

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> [I think there are still better players than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karolina-pliskova/i-think-there-are-still-better-players-than-me/)

[Karolina Pliskova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karolina-pliskova/)

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> [The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-busquets/the-more-better-players-we-have-at-barcelona-the-better-it-is-for-the/)

[Sergio Busquets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-busquets/)

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> [I am a prelude to better players, O my brothers! An example! Follow my example!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/i-am-a-prelude-to-better-players-o-my-brothers-an-example-follow-my/)

[Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/)

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> [There were bigger and better players before me and there will be bigger and better after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-deeney/there-were-bigger-and-better-players-before-me-and-there-will-be/)

[Troy Deeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-deeney/)

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> [I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-roberts/i-find-young-kids-i-enjoy-coaching-and-enjoy-making-them-better/)

[Graham Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-roberts/)

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> [Hopefully I can be one of the better players to play in this league. That's what I'm working for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-peppers/hopefully-i-can-be-one-of-the-better-players-to-play-in-this-league/)

[Julius Peppers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-peppers/)

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> [You have better players and teams in England, and for myself, it is better to play in a better league against better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georginio-wijnaldum/you-have-better-players-and-teams-in-england-and-for-myself-it-is/)

[Georginio Wijnaldum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georginio-wijnaldum/)

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> [It's all about the qualities of the players. The better the players, the easier it is for the manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-koeman/it-s-all-about-the-qualities-of-the-players-the-better-the-players/)

[Ronald Koeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-koeman/)

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> [The better players need to be out there in front of a big crowd, the TV cameras, with the adrenaline going. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-virgo/the-better-players-need-to-be-out-there-in-front-of-a-big-crowd-the/)

[John Virgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-virgo/)

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> [It's not an easy challenge picking up players in January, I've always found it tough. Clubs don't want to release their better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-warnock/it-s-not-an-easy-challenge-picking-up-players-in-january-i-ve-always/)

[Neil Warnock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-warnock/)

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> [It's always better for the players being injured to come back to a winning team; it takes pressure off their shoulders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-lloris/it-s-always-better-for-the-players-being-injured-to-come-back-to-a/)

[Hugo Lloris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-lloris/)

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> [The speed will increase and the players will be better, but also the players around you will be a lot better. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-griffin-iii/the-speed-will-increase-and-the-players-will-be-better-but-also-the/)

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

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