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title: "304 Great Players Quotes by 254 authors"
description: "Browse 304 Great Players quotes by 254 authors. Discover the best Great Players sayings and thoughts."
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> [Great players have bad years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joey-votto/great-players-have-bad-years/)

[Joey Votto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joey-votto/)

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> [Madrid always opens its doors to great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergio-ramos/madrid-always-opens-its-doors-to-great-players/)

[Sergio Ramos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergio-ramos/)

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> [I've played with a lot of great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brook-lopez/i-ve-played-with-a-lot-of-great-players/)

[Brook Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brook-lopez/)

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> [I play with great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-muller/i-play-with-great-players/)

[Thomas Muller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-muller/)

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> [I always see Argentina with great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/javier-zanetti/i-always-see-argentina-with-great-players/)

[Javier Zanetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/javier-zanetti/)

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> [I think England has got some great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradley-wright-phillips/i-think-england-has-got-some-great-players/)

[Bradley Wright-Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradley-wright-phillips/)

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> [There's so many great players in this league, man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-gurley/there-s-so-many-great-players-in-this-league-man/)

[Todd Gurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-gurley/)

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> [Great players make history in their own country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kylian-mbappe/great-players-make-history-in-their-own-country/)

[Kylian Mbappe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kylian-mbappe/)

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> [I was a good football player, and I had a chance to play with some great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwayne-johnson/i-was-a-good-football-player-and-i-had-a-chance-to-play-with-some/)

[Dwayne Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwayne-johnson/)

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> [Neymar and Ronaldo are great players, that can score in decisive games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcelo/neymar-and-ronaldo-are-great-players-that-can-score-in-decisive-games/)

[Marcelo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcelo/)

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> [I watched a lot of great players come through Memphis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorenzen-wright/i-watched-a-lot-of-great-players-come-through-memphis/)

[Lorenzen Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorenzen-wright/)

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> [I was always taught growing up that great players show up to big games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-marchand/i-was-always-taught-growing-up-that-great-players-show-up-to-big-games/)

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

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> [When you have great players, playing great, well that's great football!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-madden/when-you-have-great-players-playing-great-well-that-s-great-football/)

[John Madden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-madden/)

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> [It's great to see our players get some of their dreams come true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-saban/it-s-great-to-see-our-players-get-some-of-their-dreams-come-true/)

[Nick Saban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-saban/)

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> [I always look forward to playing great players, great scorers, because I pride myself on my defense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-brogdon/i-always-look-forward-to-playing-great-players-great-scorers-because/)

[Malcolm Brogdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-brogdon/)

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> [They're great players. I'm not a Blues Traveler fan, though. I get it, but it's not for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-skiba/they-re-great-players-i-m-not-a-blues-traveler-fan-though-i-get-it/)

[Matt Skiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-skiba/)

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> [There are many great players to have won the adidas Golden Ball Award, and it is a great privilege to receive this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-forlan/there-are-many-great-players-to-have-won-the-adidas-golden-ball-award/)

[Diego Forlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-forlan/)

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> [They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-palmeiro/they-try-to-say-this-era-was-a-tainted-era-but-so-many-great-players/)

[Rafael Palmeiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-palmeiro/)

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> [I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandy-koufax/i-think-it-s-incredible-because-there-were-guys-like-willie-mays-and/)

[Sandy Koufax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandy-koufax/)

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> [Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/ronaldo-is-better-than-george-best-and-denis-law-who-were-two/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

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> [It was easy for me to be humble because I played with so many other great players and they had no problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chipper-jones/it-was-easy-for-me-to-be-humble-because-i-played-with-so-many-other/)

[Chipper Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chipper-jones/)

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> [Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-strahan/tom-coughlin-is-great-with-the-players-and-he-is-what-you-see-with/)

[Michael Strahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-strahan/)

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> [I always felt like hanging around the pocket was trouble, but the truth is, the great players take the beatings in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-always-felt-like-hanging-around-the-pocket-was-trouble-but-the/)

[Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/)

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> [I'm going to miss some of the boys on the Rockies... But coming to a team like St. Louis with great players…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nolan-arenado/i-m-going-to-miss-some-of-the-boys-on-the-rockies-but-coming-to-a/)

[Nolan Arenado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nolan-arenado/)

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> [The biggest thing to realize when you're guarding great players is, look, they're going to score - it's hard to guard anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harrison-barnes/the-biggest-thing-to-realize-when-you-re-guarding-great-players-is/)

[Harrison Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harrison-barnes/)

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> [The difference between good players and great players - people say work, but - even good players work hard. Great players just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-aaron-fox/the-difference-between-good-players-and-great-players-people-say-work/)

[De'Aaron Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-aaron-fox/)

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> [Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/critics-have-always-questioned-whether-players-like-pele-from-the-50s/)

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

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> [Whereas a good player might do something really good in a game, a great player might do something two or three times…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-gatland/whereas-a-good-player-might-do-something-really-good-in-a-game-a/)

[Warren Gatland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-gatland/)

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> [Guardiola had great players at Barcelona, like Andreas Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Xavi and others. But it takes a lot of quality from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-ten-hag/guardiola-had-great-players-at-barcelona-like-andreas-iniesta-lionel/)

[Erik ten Hag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-ten-hag/)

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> [Every generation has their own great players. Who's to say that anyone's better than Cheryl Miller or Nancy Lieberman? Whose anyone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-taurasi/every-generation-has-their-own-great-players-who-s-to-say-that-anyone/)

[Diana Taurasi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-taurasi/)

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> [I've played with some great players and against some great players, and Sonny is special, he's so humble and I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-vertonghen/i-ve-played-with-some-great-players-and-against-some-great-players/)

[Jan Vertonghen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-vertonghen/)

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> [Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/enormous-self-belief-intuition-the-ability-to-take-a-risk-at-a/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

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> [Or I could see Fish, Just a button up, Like a Mayor, Like a President, Just demands so much from his teammates,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durant/or-i-could-see-fish-just-a-button-up-like-a-mayor-like-a-president/)

[Kevin Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/kevin-durant-2143_button-ups_or-i-could-see-fish-just-a-button-up-lik_19691.png)

> [There are loads of players I could name who are 16-16 looked like world beaters but then at 21-22 they are subs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rio-ferdinand/there-are-loads-of-players-i-could-name-who-are-16-16-looked-like/)

[Rio Ferdinand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rio-ferdinand/)

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> [You want to have as many great players as you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mac-jones/you-want-to-have-as-many-great-players-as-you-can/)

[Mac Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mac-jones/)

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> [“Great players don't always make great teachers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-harris/great-players-don-t-always-make-great-teachers/)

[Paul Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-harris/)

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> [I would prefer to go where there are great players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaren-jackson-jr/i-would-prefer-to-go-where-there-are-great-players/)

[Jaren Jackson, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaren-jackson-jr/)

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> [Great players make great plays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-theismann/great-players-make-great-plays/)

[Joe Theismann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-theismann/)

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> [Great players play all matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/memphis-depay/great-players-play-all-matches/)

[Memphis Depay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/memphis-depay/)

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> [All the great players are welcome in Paris.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thiago-silva/all-the-great-players-are-welcome-in-paris/)

[Thiago Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thiago-silva/)

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