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title: "7 Fans Game Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Fans Game quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Fans Game sayings and thoughts."
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> [We are fans because the game also appeals to our local pride, our pleasure in thinking of ourselves as, yes, Americans but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-thorn/we-are-fans-because-the-game-also-appeals-to-our-local-pride-our/)

[John Thorn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-thorn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a4/john-thorn-14783_also_we-are-fans-because-the-game-also-appeal_252846.png)

> [I knew when I started playing professionally that being an idol means catering for fans. Without them, there's no game. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronaldo/i-knew-when-i-started-playing-professionally-that-being-an-idol-means/)

[Ronaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronaldo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/ronaldo-8624_fame_i-knew-when-i-started-playing-profession_2121242.png)

> [For me, the most important thing is running a good clubhouse. The X's and the O's - you sit up in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/for-me-the-most-important-thing-is-running-a-good-clubhouse-the-x-s/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/398/pat-gillick-30532_baseball_for-me-the-most-important-thing-is-runni_2328244.jpg)

> [And that's what makes this a great game, is the support and the commitment that the fans give the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nolan-ryan/and-that-s-what-makes-this-a-great-game-is-the-support-and-the/)

[Nolan Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nolan-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/nolan-ryan-16984_commitment_and-that-s-what-makes-this-a-great-game_2792628.jpg)

> [St. Louis, they're one of the few teams to where day in and day out they have 40,000 fans at every game,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-pham/st-louis-they-re-one-of-the-few-teams-to-where-day-in-and-day-out/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/tommy-pham-6234_day_st-louis-they-re-one-of-the-few-teams-to_3072299.jpg)

> [No, we discuss it as fans. When we see the game, we talk about what we thought was a call or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-howard/no-we-discuss-it-as-fans-when-we-see-the-game-we-talk-about-what-we/)

[Tim Howard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-howard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/tim-howard-3985_deals_no-we-discuss-it-as-fans-when-we-see-the_3107094.jpg)

> [Cincinnati needs to take notes from Houston. Houston fans are among the top five fans in the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-dunn/cincinnati-needs-to-take-notes-from-houston-houston-fans-are-among/)

[Adam Dunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-dunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/adam-dunn-38388_fans_cincinnati-needs-to-take-notes-from-hous_3124075.jpg)

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