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title: "167 Play Team Quotes by 159 authors"
description: "Browse 167 Play Team quotes by 159 authors. Discover the best Play Team sayings and thoughts."
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> [If you can pick up a ground ball you'll play for any team you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-holman/if-you-can-pick-up-a-ground-ball-you-ll-play-for-any-team-you-want/)

Marcus Holman

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> [We win because we play together as a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-havlicek/we-win-because-we-play-together-as-a-team/)

[John Havlicek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-havlicek/)

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> [Messi is a player who can play in any team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-batistuta/messi-is-a-player-who-can-play-in-any-team/)

[Gabriel Batistuta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-batistuta/)

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> [You always need the hunger to play in the first team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-van-gaal/you-always-need-the-hunger-to-play-in-the-first-team/)

[Louis van Gaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-van-gaal/)

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> [Put your ego aside and play as a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-bono/put-your-ego-aside-and-play-as-a-team/)

[Sonny Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-bono/)

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> [You play for the team, you don't play for the fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andruw-jones/you-play-for-the-team-you-don-t-play-for-the-fans/)

[Andruw Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andruw-jones/)

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> [I want to play for a team that plays every competition to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joao-moutinho/i-want-to-play-for-a-team-that-plays-every-competition-to-win/)

[Joao Moutinho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joao-moutinho/)

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> [You better play together as a team or you sit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wooden/you-better-play-together-as-a-team-or-you-sit/)

[John Wooden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wooden/)

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> [A return to the Eredivisie would be nice, but only if it's Ajax. I don't want to play for another team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-babel/a-return-to-the-eredivisie-would-be-nice-but-only-if-it-s-ajax-i-don/)

[Ryan Babel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-babel/)

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> [For the most part I try to just stay focused not on my play but on our team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-nash/for-the-most-part-i-try-to-just-stay-focused-not-on-my-play-but-on/)

[Steve Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-nash/)

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> [Everyone wants to make the Olympics. Everyone wants to pretty much just play on the team or at least try out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/collin-sexton/everyone-wants-to-make-the-olympics-everyone-wants-to-pretty-much/)

[Collin Sexton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/collin-sexton/)

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> [It's a strange feeling to return to Florence and play against a team with which I spent two fantastic seasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luca-toni/it-s-a-strange-feeling-to-return-to-florence-and-play-against-a-team/)

[Luca Toni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luca-toni/)

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> [I'm not one of those one-man-gang type of players. I'm a guy who has to rely on his teammates, to play within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-mullin/i-m-not-one-of-those-one-man-gang-type-of-players-i-m-a-guy-who-has/)

[Chris Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-mullin/)

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> [You don t get the breaks unless you play with the team instead of against it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-gehrig/you-don-t-get-the-breaks-unless-you-play-with-the-team-instead-of/)

[Lou Gehrig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-gehrig/)

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> [I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-learned-it-doesn-t-matter-how-you-win-you-play-to-your-team-s/)

[Tony Dungy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-dungy/)

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> [It's an honor to play on the same team as some of the best players in the history of the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-tiafoe/it-s-an-honor-to-play-on-the-same-team-as-some-of-the-best-players-in/)

[Frances Tiafoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-tiafoe/)

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> [You need experience around you when you are a young player. You need to know how to run a team, to lead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/berti-vogts/you-need-experience-around-you-when-you-are-a-young-player-you-need/)

[Berti Vogts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/berti-vogts/)

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> [You don't want an 18-year-old girl who's very talented thinking: 'I want to play for the first team but I've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eniola-aluko/you-don-t-want-an-18-year-old-girl-who-s-very-talented-thinking-i/)

[Eniola Aluko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eniola-aluko/)

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> [The Dream Team was crazy. Probably one of the better teams, of course. That was a great team to watch and one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kemba-walker/the-dream-team-was-crazy-probably-one-of-the-better-teams-of-course/)

[Kemba Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kemba-walker/)

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> [I don't care what you think of Michael Vick - whether you think he's being mistreated or misused, or just think he's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-simms/i-don-t-care-what-you-think-of-michael-vick-whether-you-think-he-s/)

[Phil Simms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-simms/)

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> [When I was a youngster, my dream was to play in the first team. I was constantly thinking, 'Will I make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-noble/when-i-was-a-youngster-my-dream-was-to-play-in-the-first-team-i-was/)

[Mark Noble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-noble/)

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> [When you play a team sport all your life, you need to get out there sometimes and show some individualism in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lara/when-you-play-a-team-sport-all-your-life-you-need-to-get-out-there/)

[Brian Lara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lara/)

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> [Usually when you play a team, you want to focus on one line. Pittsburgh is the only team where you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-roy/usually-when-you-play-a-team-you-want-to-focus-on-one-line-pittsburgh/)

[Patrick Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-roy/)

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> [I always look at the NBA as kind of a muddled mess in the regular season, and then you just get in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/i-always-look-at-the-nba-as-kind-of-a-muddled-mess-in-the-regular/)

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

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> [Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi never ever stop playing for the team. If I were young today, they are players on which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zico/both-cristiano-ronaldo-and-messi-never-ever-stop-playing-for-the-team/)

[Zico](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zico/)

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> [Back home, if you get scored on, you're the weak link. When I started getting good, they were like, 'If you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iman-shumpert/back-home-if-you-get-scored-on-you-re-the-weak-link-when-i-started/)

[Iman Shumpert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iman-shumpert/)

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> [I am a big fan of Independiente and I played in their youth systems before being released for being too small, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/javier-zanetti/i-am-a-big-fan-of-independiente-and-i-played-in-their-youth-systems/)

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

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> [I'm going to try to get our team to work hard, play together, play with good fundamentals and technique, play as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-flores/i-m-going-to-try-to-get-our-team-to-work-hard-play-together-play-with/)

[Brian Flores](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-flores/)

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> [“What this game is all about. Teams. The balance and the combination. Not the individual, not the superstar. Because this is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-peace/what-this-game-is-all-about-teams-the-balance-and-the-combination-not/)

[David Peace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-peace/)

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> [Arsenal is a club that likes to bring through young players, that's something that always gets the fans excited, to see someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-bellerin/arsenal-is-a-club-that-likes-to-bring-through-young-players-that-s/)

[Hector Bellerin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hector-bellerin/)

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> [Teamwork is neither "good" nor "desirable." It is a fact. Wherever people work together or play together they do so as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-drucker/teamwork-is-neither-good-nor-desirable-it-is-a-fact-wherever-people/)

[Peter Drucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-drucker/)

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> [If you get under water, you're at the mercy of our team coming in and getting us before we get another one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-mcnamara/if-you-get-under-water-you-re-at-the-mercy-of-our-team-coming-in-and/)

[Garrett McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-mcnamara/)

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> [I want to play first-team football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-wilshere/i-want-to-play-first-team-football/)

[Jack Wilshere](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-wilshere/)

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> [We have to play as a team at our best every night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evgeni-malkin/we-have-to-play-as-a-team-at-our-best-every-night/)

Evgeni Malkin

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> [I got to play first-team men's football from a young age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maddison/i-got-to-play-first-team-men-s-football-from-a-young-age/)

[James Maddison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maddison/)

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> [Robinho has the standing to play in a team which aspire to titles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deco/robinho-has-the-standing-to-play-in-a-team-which-aspire-to-titles/)

[Deco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deco/)

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> [I'll play the 5 if the team needs me to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danilo-gallinari/i-ll-play-the-5-if-the-team-needs-me-to-do-it/)

[Danilo Gallinari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danilo-gallinari/)

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> [Every single position has a massive part to play on a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-vieira/every-single-position-has-a-massive-part-to-play-on-a-team/)

[Patrick Vieira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-vieira/)

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> [Certainly when you play a team, you want them to be at full strength.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slater/certainly-when-you-play-a-team-you-want-them-to-be-at-full-strength/)

[Matthew Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slater/)

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> [We just have to play together as a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desean-jackson/we-just-have-to-play-together-as-a-team/)

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

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