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title: "9 Play Longer Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [We have to play it longer because there are no numbers or letters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-ormandy/we-have-to-play-it-longer-because-there-are-no-numbers-or-letters/)

[Eugene Ormandy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-ormandy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/eugene-ormandy-8892_funny_we-have-to-play-it-longer-because-there_1305345.jpg)

> [I loved football. I'm so glad I played. But I didn't think it was wise for me to play longer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-borland/i-loved-football-i-m-so-glad-i-played-but-i-didn-t-think-it-was-wise/)

[Chris Borland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-borland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/chris-borland-9970_football_i-loved-football-i-m-so-glad-i-played-bu_1198649.jpg)

> [Good decisions are not necessarily playing it short every time you get the ball. The best teams can play longer or have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-southgate/good-decisions-are-not-necessarily-playing-it-short-every-time-you/)

[Gareth Southgate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-southgate/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/gareth-southgate-6473_adapt_good-decisions-are-not-necessarily-playi_1164437.jpg)

> [-….when things seem to have reached that stage, merely say “I won’t play any longer”, and take your departure; but if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/epictetus/when-things-seem-to-have-reached-that-stage-merely-say-i-won-t-play/)

[Epictetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/epictetus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/epictetus-413_departure_when-things-seem-to-have-reached-that-st_1018446.jpg)

> [That's one thing you learn as a quarterback: focus. The better you are at focusing and the more you can continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carson-palmer/that-s-one-thing-you-learn-as-a-quarterback-focus-the-better-you-are/)

[Carson Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carson-palmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/carson-palmer-4300_focus_that-s-one-thing-you-learn-as-a-quarterb_1921140.png)

> [It works for me, the way I play drums and the things I do but I also would like to know proper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hernandez/it-works-for-me-the-way-i-play-drums-and-the-things-i-do-but-i-also/)

[Eric Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hernandez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/eric-hernandez-28278_able_it-works-for-me-the-way-i-play-drums-and_1244258.jpg)

> [If you can play the game later in your career very similar to how you played earlier in your career, then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-warner/if-you-can-play-the-game-later-in-your-career-very-similar-to-how-you/)

[Kurt Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-warner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/kurt-warner-3464_better_if-you-can-play-the-game-later-in-your-c_884343.png)

> [I think that's why we all coach. We don't want to admit it, but we coach because we can't play, we could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-tomlin/i-think-that-s-why-we-all-coach-we-don-t-want-to-admit-it-but-we/)

[Mike Tomlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-tomlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/mike-tomlin-3886_coach_i-think-that-s-why-we-all-coach-we-don-t_537706.png)

> [I remember when I was a rookie, Jerry Rice, I worked out with him, and he always told me, 'You take less…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desean-jackson/i-remember-when-i-was-a-rookie-jerry-rice-i-worked-out-with-him-and/)

[DeSean Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desean-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39a/desean-jackson-5660_always_i-remember-when-i-was-a-rookie-jerry-ric_2557301.jpg)

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