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title: "22 Learning Play Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 22 Learning Play quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Learning Play sayings and thoughts."
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> [Learning to play is mostly about learning to hear, and learning to really listen deeply to sound in a musical way is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/learning-to-play-is-mostly-about-learning-to-hear-and-learning-to/)

[Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/pat-metheny-8589_learning_learning-to-play-is-mostly-about-learnin_150423.jpg)

> [Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/learning-to-play-golf-is-like-learning-to-play-the-violin-it-s-not/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/hal-linden-58271_difficult_learning-to-play-golf-is-like-learning-t_1316944.png)

> [Learning to play different roles has made me a more all-round midfielder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georginio-wijnaldum/learning-to-play-different-roles-has-made-me-a-more-all-round/)

[Georginio Wijnaldum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georginio-wijnaldum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53f/georginio-wijnaldum-6503_different-roles_learning-to-play-different-roles-has-mad_1259315.jpg)

> [I honestly think what skyrocketed me into professionalism was learning how to play two people and still live through the day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dove-cameron/i-honestly-think-what-skyrocketed-me-into-professionalism-was/)

[Dove Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dove-cameron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/dove-cameron-8143_day_i-honestly-think-what-skyrocketed-me-int_3162375.jpg)

> [Details - that's what it comes down to, so you're always learning more about a play or a concept.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-nagy/details-that-s-what-it-comes-down-to-so-you-re-always-learning-more/)

[Matt Nagy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-nagy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b2/matt-nagy-17638_always_details-that-s-what-it-comes-down-to-so_2535889.jpg)

> [Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-pratt/childhood-s-work-is-learning-and-it-is-in-his-play-that-the-child/)

[Caroline Pratt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-pratt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/caroline-pratt-32185_childhood_childhood-s-work-is-learning-and-it-is-i_1061301.jpg)

> [It's been a great experience being in the Minor Leagues, learning to play the game the right way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-correa/it-s-been-a-great-experience-being-in-the-minor-leagues-learning-to/)

[Carlos Correa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-correa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/carlos-correa-6911_experience_it-s-been-a-great-experience-being-in-th_1288077.jpg)

> [Learning how to play on a team full of future pros, it's not as easy as everyone thinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shai-gilgeous-alexander/learning-how-to-play-on-a-team-full-of-future-pros-it-s-not-as-easy/)

[Shai Gilgeous-Alexander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shai-gilgeous-alexander/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/shai-gilgeous-alexander-5690_easy_learning-how-to-play-on-a-team-full-of-f_587920.jpg)

> [I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-plato/i-m-learning-to-play-by-the-rules-i-sort-of-hate-to-think-of-it-that/)

[Dana Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-plato/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/dana-plato-27352_drink_i-m-learning-to-play-by-the-rules-i-sort_55636.png)

> [Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/play-is-often-talked-about-as-if-it-were-a-relief-from-serious/)

[Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/fred-rogers-1272_child_play-is-often-talked-about-as-if-it-were_2431237.png)

> [My five-year-old, before the quarantine, joined a chess class in our neighborhood in Brooklyn, and my husband was learning to play so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marielle-heller/my-five-year-old-before-the-quarantine-joined-a-chess-class-in-our/)

[Marielle Heller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marielle-heller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/marielle-heller-7174_brooklyn_my-five-year-old-before-the-quarantine-j_2323036.jpg)

> [I could always throw the ball pretty well and I worked pretty hard at learning how to play the game. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-abbott/i-could-always-throw-the-ball-pretty-well-and-i-worked-pretty-hard-at/)

[Jim Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-abbott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/jim-abbott-20375_balls_i-could-always-throw-the-ball-pretty-wel_3053164.jpg)

> [Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning...They have to play with what they know to be true in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/play-gives-children-a-chance-to-practice-what-they-are-learning-they/)

[Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/fred-rogers-1272_being-true_play-gives-children-a-chance-to-practice_745687.png)

> [Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-lineker/kids-are-learning-to-play-that-s-why-we-re-seeing-an-emergence-that-s/)

[Gary Lineker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-lineker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c0/gary-lineker-2899_better_kids-are-learning-to-play-that-s-why-we_2925218.png)

> [My dad and I were lucky enough to spend a lot of quality time together learning to play the game, after school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-rose/my-dad-and-i-were-lucky-enough-to-spend-a-lot-of-quality-time/)

[Justin Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-rose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff1/justin-rose-6021_dad_my-dad-and-i-were-lucky-enough-to-spend_3028628.jpg)

> [and half of learning to play is learning what not to play and she's learning the spaces she leaves have their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ani-difranco/and-half-of-learning-to-play-is-learning-what-not-to-play-and-she-s/)

[Ani DiFranco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ani-difranco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/ani-difranco-813_air_and-half-of-learning-to-play-is-learning_3129572.jpg)

> [Learning to play the guitar is a combination of mental and motor skill acquisition. And to develop motor skill, repetition is essential...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-roberts/learning-to-play-the-guitar-is-a-combination-of-mental-and-motor/)

[Howard Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-roberts/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/howard-roberts-52514_acquisition_learning-to-play-the-guitar-is-a-combina_39327.png)

> [Our education system is increasingly embracing a black-and-white way of thinking, in which 'learning' and 'play' are diametrically opposed. 'Learning' is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darell-hammond/our-education-system-is-increasingly-embracing-a-black-and-white-way/)

[Darell Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darell-hammond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/darell-hammond-15754_black-and-white_our-education-system-is-increasingly-emb_2562745.jpg)

> [I remember learning how to play 'The Fool On The Hill' on piano when I was in maybe fifth grade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britt-daniel/i-remember-learning-how-to-play-the-fool-on-the-hill-on-piano-when-i/)

[Britt Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britt-daniel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba6/britt-daniel-24412_fifth_i-remember-learning-how-to-play-the-fool_1303619.jpg)

> [You rely on a lot of things about learning to play a particular character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-riegert/you-rely-on-a-lot-of-things-about-learning-to-play-a-particular/)

[Peter Riegert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-riegert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/peter-riegert-23510_about_you-rely-on-a-lot-of-things-about-learni_1979467.jpg)

> [Learning to play two pairs is worth about as much as a college education, and about as costly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/learning-to-play-two-pairs-is-worth-about-as-much-as-a-college/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/mark-twain-22_college_learning-to-play-two-pairs-is-worth-abou_1155173.png)

> [Learning a play is one thing, but to learn to play Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' without music: that's brilliant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-moore/learning-a-play-is-one-thing-but-to-learn-to-play-vivaldi-s-four/)

[Roger Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/roger-moore-3059_learn_learning-a-play-is-one-thing-but-to-lear_181913.png)

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