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title: "1 Game High Quotes By Penny Hardaway"
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> [Playing the game at a high level, understanding what it's like to get to where I've already been and where they want to go. I tell those kids that we're going to develop you, we're going to teach you, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/playing-the-game-at-a-high-level-understanding-what-it-s-like-to-get/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fb/penny-hardaway-8364_court_playing-the-game-at-a-high-level-underst_2598382.jpg)

## More by Penny Hardaway

> [The NBA is my history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/the-nba-is-my-history/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [A lot of the kids gave a lot of positive feedback about if I ever became a coach, they would love to play in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/a-lot-of-the-kids-gave-a-lot-of-positive-feedback-about-if-i-ever/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [I like to speed teams up. I don't like them to get in their rhythm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-like-to-speed-teams-up-i-don-t-like-them-to-get-in-their-rhythm/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/there-are-a-lot-of-people-who-came-out-of-adverse-situations-and-made/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [Of course you want people to notice you're back, and you're playing well just to be respected. Because I was an All-Star, a first-team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/of-course-you-want-people-to-notice-you-re-back-and-you-re-playing/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [I feel like I've paid attention to all the great coaches who have coached me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-feel-like-i-ve-paid-attention-to-all-the-great-coaches-who-have/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [People think I'm soft and bailed out on basketball. But it was five knee surgeries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/people-think-i-m-soft-and-bailed-out-on-basketball-but-it-was-five/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [Basketball gave me an avenue to live my dream, and I just want to help other kids live their dreams through me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/basketball-gave-me-an-avenue-to-live-my-dream-and-i-just-want-to-help/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [I want to finish my career on a high note.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-want-to-finish-my-career-on-a-high-note/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [There's the hardest thing - when you cannot be as athletic or perform at a level you really want to. Your mind is telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/there-s-the-hardest-thing-when-you-cannot-be-as-athletic-or-perform/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [I have two people that I mainly look up to: Magic Johnson is one of them. He just blew everything out of the water.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-have-two-people-that-i-mainly-look-up-to-magic-johnson-is-one-of/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [If I've learned anything, it's that you can't take anything for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/if-i-ve-learned-anything-it-s-that-you-can-t-take-anything-for-granted/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [Mentally I was retired, and physically I was retired. I was playing recreational ball. But when the decision happened with Chris Bosh and LeBron,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/mentally-i-was-retired-and-physically-i-was-retired-i-was-playing/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [I'm getting used to this as a coach because it's a little jealousy from a lot of these coaches around the country. I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-m-getting-used-to-this-as-a-coach-because-it-s-a-little-jealousy/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

> [I want to leave a mark on society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penny-hardaway/i-want-to-leave-a-mark-on-society/)

[Penny Hardaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penny-hardaway/)

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