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title: "21 Play Teams Quotes by 21 authors"
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> [When you play teams that are better than you, you begin to play better too, because if you don?t, then they basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-simosa/when-you-play-teams-that-are-better-than-you-you-begin-to-play-better/)

[Jessica Simosa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-simosa/)

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> [I'm not sure if it's easier to play against teams who try to play football against you rather than sit back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gylfi-sigurdsson/i-m-not-sure-if-it-s-easier-to-play-against-teams-who-try-to-play/)

[Gylfi Sigurdsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gylfi-sigurdsson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/gylfi-sigurdsson-12794_back_i-m-not-sure-if-it-s-easier-to-play-agai_1448996.jpg)

> [Sometimes it is difficult to play against teams who just drop back and try to defend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadio-mane/sometimes-it-is-difficult-to-play-against-teams-who-just-drop-back/)

[Sadio Mane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadio-mane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/411/sadio-mane-11148_back_sometimes-it-is-difficult-to-play-agains_53850.jpg)

> [I just want to win as a team, take road games, play some of the top teams and beat them to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-knox/i-just-want-to-win-as-a-team-take-road-games-play-some-of-the-top/)

[Kevin Knox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-knox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/kevin-knox-6027_play_i-just-want-to-win-as-a-team-take-road-g_937328.jpg)

> [You want to play in the best stadiums against the best players - your Real Madrid's and Barcelona's - you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jermain-defoe/you-want-to-play-in-the-best-stadiums-against-the-best-players-your/)

[Jermain Defoe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jermain-defoe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/594/jermain-defoe-15525_barcelona_you-want-to-play-in-the-best-stadiums-ag_3085674.jpg)

> [If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niko-kovac/if-teams-play-bayern-they-bring-another-attitude-to-the-pitch-than-if/)

[Niko Kovac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niko-kovac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/niko-kovac-7534_another_if-teams-play-bayern-they-bring-another_1174946.jpg)

> [It's been great to play against the top teams in the world, it can only benefit me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-longstaff/it-s-been-great-to-play-against-the-top-teams-in-the-world-it-can/)

[Sean Longstaff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-longstaff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/sean-longstaff-25035_great_it-s-been-great-to-play-against-the-top_1750381.jpg)

> [When I play any of the top teams or the top players, it's a stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-conley-jr/when-i-play-any-of-the-top-teams-or-the-top-players-it-s-a-stage/)

[Mike Conley Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-conley-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fe/mike-conley-jr-5914_any_when-i-play-any-of-the-top-teams-or-the_2118817.jpg)

> [They got all the size over there, and the teams are really good, so, I think night after night you're just going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/latrell-sprewell/they-got-all-the-size-over-there-and-the-teams-are-really-good-so-i/)

[Latrell Sprewell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/latrell-sprewell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/latrell-sprewell-23140_football_they-got-all-the-size-over-there-and-the_796520.jpg)

> [It's always tough to play against teams that bunker or 'park the bus' inside the 18-yard box, but we always try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-krieger/it-s-always-tough-to-play-against-teams-that-bunker-or-park-the-bus/)

[Ali Krieger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-krieger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/ali-krieger-6766_focus_it-s-always-tough-to-play-against-teams_115362.jpg)

> [We play sometimes against teams with more individual quality than us, better players, bigger budgets, whatever, but we try to play our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-silva/we-play-sometimes-against-teams-with-more-individual-quality-than-us/)

[Marco Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/marco-silva-6011_better_we-play-sometimes-against-teams-with-mor_47729.jpg)

> [When we go out and play the teams that we need to beat that aren't near our level, then we've got to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamal-murray/when-we-go-out-and-play-the-teams-that-we-need-to-beat-that-aren-t/)

[Jamal Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamal-murray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09f/jamal-murray-6244_beat_when-we-go-out-and-play-the-teams-that-w_2212511.jpg)

> [The more you play against teams and defenders, the more you get to know them. You know if they are more nervous;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eden-hazard/the-more-you-play-against-teams-and-defenders-the-more-you-get-to/)

[Eden Hazard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eden-hazard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/eden-hazard-7076_adapt_the-more-you-play-against-teams-and-defe_704615.png)

> [It's not so easy for us when we play teams who have a different mindset, like Chelsea or Inter Milan, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-messi/it-s-not-so-easy-for-us-when-we-play-teams-who-have-a-different/)

[Lionel Messi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-messi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cd/lionel-messi-4898_attractive_it-s-not-so-easy-for-us-when-we-play-tea_711686.jpg)

> [I had to play on many other teams before I made it on the Spurs. When you make that kind of journey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manu-ginobili/i-had-to-play-on-many-other-teams-before-i-made-it-on-the-spurs-when/)

[Manu Ginobili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manu-ginobili/)

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> [When you play teams that are good defensively and teams that have been there with experience, the object is to keep the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-mccarty/when-you-play-teams-that-are-good-defensively-and-teams-that-have/)

[Darren McCarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-mccarty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/darren-mccarty-44864_football_when-you-play-teams-that-are-good-defens_811234.png)

> [ Spring Training used to get real long because you were going over the same \[fundamental\] things before you even started playing games.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-robinson/spring-training-used-to-get-real-long-because-you-were-going-over-the/)

[Frank Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-robinson/)

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> [My dad was the one who really loved basketball, and he was the one that put the basketball in my hands, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-lin/my-dad-was-the-one-who-really-loved-basketball-and-he-was-the-one/)

[Jeremy Lin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-lin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/jeremy-lin-7478_afternoon_my-dad-was-the-one-who-really-loved-bask_2284955.jpg)

> [I liked to play against all the teams in the National Football League or the American Football League, because they were always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-otto/i-liked-to-play-against-all-the-teams-in-the-national-football-league/)

[Jim Otto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-otto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e92/jim-otto-21731_american-football_i-liked-to-play-against-all-the-teams-in_1265063.jpg)

> [Here at Spurs, if we play against teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid it's only going to make us better and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-wanyama/here-at-spurs-if-we-play-against-teams-like-barcelona-and-real-madrid/)

[Victor Wanyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-wanyama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/victor-wanyama-6920_best_here-at-spurs-if-we-play-against-teams-l_2288373.jpg)

> [I can imagine it's not attractive for the spectators when we play teams with 10 players around their own box, just defending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilkay-gundogan/i-can-imagine-it-s-not-attractive-for-the-spectators-when-we-play/)

[Ilkay Gundogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilkay-gundogan/)

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