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title: "5 Having Football Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [Having been a football player, most viewers associated me with just that. It was tough to go from football to basketball, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmad-rashad/having-been-a-football-player-most-viewers-associated-me-with-just/)

[Ahmad Rashad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmad-rashad/)

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> [For me there's nothing better than having more football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-ings/for-me-there-s-nothing-better-than-having-more-football/)

[Danny Ings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-ings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/danny-ings-11090_better_for-me-there-s-nothing-better-than-havin_1402828.jpg)

> [The instincts and reaction and having to move - that's what football is. You have to learn how to deal with different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-berry/the-instincts-and-reaction-and-having-to-move-that-s-what-football-is/)

[Eric Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/eric-berry-29670_different-types_the-instincts-and-reaction-and-having-to_2142849.jpg)

> [Having been in football all my life as a player and a coach and having been on the sideline, I think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-madden/having-been-in-football-all-my-life-as-a-player-and-a-coach-and/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/john-madden-4704_been_having-been-in-football-all-my-life-as-a_2231631.png)

> [I've played football since I was seven - but loved basketball. Cire, who is one of six brothers, always played in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demba-ba/i-ve-played-football-since-i-was-seven-but-loved-basketball-cire-who/)

[Demba Ba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demba-ba/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67e/demba-ba-6298_age_i-ve-played-football-since-i-was-seven-b_2833398.jpg)

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