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title: "21 Dad Play Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Dad Play quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Dad Play sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/reece-james-6083_always_i-always-grew-up-watching-my-brother-and_2107498.jpg"
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> [I always grew up watching my brother and my dad play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reece-james/i-always-grew-up-watching-my-brother-and-my-dad-play/)

[Reece James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reece-james/)

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> [I always told my dad I'd play professional football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-doerr/i-always-told-my-dad-i-d-play-professional-football/)

[Anthony Doerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-doerr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/anthony-doerr-886_dad_i-always-told-my-dad-i-d-play-profession_1408040.png)

> [Seeing my dad play baseball made my love for the game grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fernando-tatis-jr/seeing-my-dad-play-baseball-made-my-love-for-the-game-grow/)

[Fernando Tatis Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fernando-tatis-jr/)

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> [The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/the-worst-advice-i-ever-received-from-my-dad-was-to-play-by-the-book/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

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> [I first picked up a guitar at seven after watching Dad play at backyard barbecues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-simpson/i-first-picked-up-a-guitar-at-seven-after-watching-dad-play-at/)

[Cody Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cody-simpson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/cody-simpson-2969_backyard_i-first-picked-up-a-guitar-at-seven-afte_1474971.png)

> [In 'Maad Dad,' I play Lal's wife, who dies quite young. I've gone completely retro to fit into the role of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghana-raj/in-maad-dad-i-play-lal-s-wife-who-dies-quite-young-i-ve-gone/)

[Meghana Raj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghana-raj/)

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> [I watched my dad play a lot more than people really know. I mean, my brother lived watching my dad's clips.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trinity-rodman/i-watched-my-dad-play-a-lot-more-than-people-really-know-i-mean-my/)

[Trinity Rodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trinity-rodman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/trinity-rodman-6500_brother_i-watched-my-dad-play-a-lot-more-than-pe_2969435.jpg)

> [My mom who was deadset against anything country. I remember being a kid and my dad would play Conway Twitty and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uncle-kracker/my-mom-who-was-deadset-against-anything-country-i-remember-being-a/)

[Uncle Kracker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uncle-kracker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/uncle-kracker-5153_country_my-mom-who-was-deadset-against-anything_973406.png)

> [Janet Carroll and Robert Pine, Chris Pine's dad, were in my first play, and they were so astonishingly good, I felt it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-karam/janet-carroll-and-robert-pine-chris-pine-s-dad-were-in-my-first-play/)

[Stephen Karam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-karam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/stephen-karam-10010_dad_janet-carroll-and-robert-pine-chris-pine_816453.jpg)

> [Dad would always play Ray Charles in the car on the way to swimming, then we'd sing musicals. Now my heroes are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessie-buckley/dad-would-always-play-ray-charles-in-the-car-on-the-way-to-swimming/)

[Jessie Buckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessie-buckley/)

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> [That non-league style of toughness and being gritty when you need to be is reflected in my game, and I do think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jude-bellingham/that-non-league-style-of-toughness-and-being-gritty-when-you-need-to/)

[Jude Bellingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jude-bellingham/)

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> [So one day as a kid I was at the local Zoo. I was bored and kept pestering my Dad to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-paul/so-one-day-as-a-kid-i-was-at-the-local-zoo-i-was-bored-and-kept/)

[Robert Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-paul/)

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> [It ain't like I had a dad out there to play catch with me or throw me batting practice. I'm proud of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-pham/it-ain-t-like-i-had-a-dad-out-there-to-play-catch-with-me-or-throw-me/)

[Tommy Pham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-pham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/tommy-pham-6234_baseball_it-ain-t-like-i-had-a-dad-out-there-to-p_598850.jpg)

> [When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-hazard/when-i-was-small-i-was-the-same-as-everyone-else-i-used-to-play-in-a/)

[Eden Hazard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-hazard/)

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> [The worst advice I ever received from my dad was to play by the book. My old man used to flip out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dimebag-darrell/the-worst-advice-i-ever-received-from-my-dad-was-to-play-by-the-book-2/)

[Dimebag Darrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dimebag-darrell/)

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> [When we were growing up, my dad would play catch with us, he would take us to games, and most of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-harbaugh/when-we-were-growing-up-my-dad-would-play-catch-with-us-he-would-take/)

[Jim Harbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-harbaugh/)

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> [I loved playing cricket from my childhood. My dad made me play in the streets, and my interest grew. He put me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/babar-azam/i-loved-playing-cricket-from-my-childhood-my-dad-made-me-play-in-the/)

[Babar Azam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/babar-azam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/babar-azam-13621_childhood_i-loved-playing-cricket-from-my-childhoo_2925219.jpg)

> [My dad worked nights. When I got home from school I was able to go hang out with my dad and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-woodland/my-dad-worked-nights-when-i-got-home-from-school-i-was-able-to-go/)

[Gary Woodland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-woodland/)

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> [My dad would never, ever play me over somebody because I'm his son. If I'm not playing well, I'm sitting on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-rivers/my-dad-would-never-ever-play-me-over-somebody-because-i-m-his-son-if/)

[Austin Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-rivers/)

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> [My kids don't slow down, but they like to hang just with us, with mum and dad. They play with us and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborra-lee-furness/my-kids-don-t-slow-down-but-they-like-to-hang-just-with-us-with-mum/)

[Deborra-Lee Furness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborra-lee-furness/)

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> [My dad would always play Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and Anita Baker, so I fell in love with them. I would try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ari-lennox/my-dad-would-always-play-mariah-carey-whitney-houston-and-anita-baker/)

[Ari Lennox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ari-lennox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/ari-lennox-14093_dad_my-dad-would-always-play-mariah-carey-wh_2900710.jpg)

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