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title: "7 Perfect Play Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Perfect Play quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Perfect Play sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't think anyone is the perfect one to play me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-leonard/i-don-t-think-anyone-is-the-perfect-one-to-play-me/)

[Hugh Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-leonard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/hugh-leonard-22472_perfect_i-don-t-think-anyone-is-the-perfect-one_375572.png)

> [There's no such thing as a perfect play. Sometimes you have to protect the life of the play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-guare/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-perfect-play-sometimes-you-have-to-protect/)

[John Guare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-guare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/john-guare-10082_actor_there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-perfect-play_561405.jpg)

> [I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/i-know-that-with-perfect-play-god-versus-god-fritz-versus-fritz-chess/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/nigel-short-34743_chess_i-know-that-with-perfect-play-god-versus_1172999.jpg)

> [There are times when success doesn't make sense on a purely mathematical basis. I've played absolutely perfectly before, put in a masterful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-hellmuth/there-are-times-when-success-doesn-t-make-sense-on-a-purely/)

[Phil Hellmuth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-hellmuth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9e/phil-hellmuth-4613_lost_there-are-times-when-success-doesn-t-mak_1228210.png)

> [You can hit a home run. If you are honest, you'll know when it's perfect because at that critical moment of connection,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/you-can-hit-a-home-run-if-you-are-honest-you-ll-know-when-it-s/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/frederick-lenz-8_athletics_you-can-hit-a-home-run-if-you-are-honest_1835689.jpg)

> [It would be perfect to play in two cup competitions and win them both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willy-caballero/it-would-be-perfect-to-play-in-two-cup-competitions-and-win-them-both/)

[Willy Caballero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willy-caballero/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/willy-caballero-13126_cup_it-would-be-perfect-to-play-in-two-cup-c_2246732.jpg)

> [There's never a perfect play for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-green/there-s-never-a-perfect-play-for-me/)

[A. J. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/a-j-green-6236_me_there-s-never-a-perfect-play-for-me-3129_3129182.png)

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