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title: "24 Played Ball Quotes by 23 authors"
description: "Browse 24 Played Ball quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Played Ball sayings and thoughts."
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> [I played ball growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sable/i-played-ball-growing-up/)

[Sable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sable/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/sable-16500_ball_i-played-ball-growing-up-1916369_1916369.jpg)

> [I played ball at Miami. The Rock was with us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohan-marley/i-played-ball-at-miami-the-rock-was-with-us/)

[Rohan Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohan-marley/)

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> [When I played ball, I didn't play for fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ty-cobb/when-i-played-ball-i-didn-t-play-for-fun/)

[Ty Cobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ty-cobb/)

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> [I've played 8-ball in Hong Kong and I'm more knowledgeable with that than 9-ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-white/i-ve-played-8-ball-in-hong-kong-and-i-m-more-knowledgeable-with-that/)

[Jimmy White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/jimmy-white-6900_hong-kong_i-ve-played-8-ball-in-hong-kong-and-i-m_983000.jpg)

> [I had tons of friends, played ball with my friends on the street, and did the normal things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-connick-jr/i-had-tons-of-friends-played-ball-with-my-friends-on-the-street-and/)

[Harry Connick, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-connick-jr/)

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> [I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-dungy/i-had-10-to-12-close-buddies-who-i-played-ball-with-all-the-way-from/)

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

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> [I worked on a farm. Played ball and loafed along the fishing and swimming holes of the White River, and my boyhood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klein/i-worked-on-a-farm-played-ball-and-loafed-along-the-fishing-and/)

[Chuck Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/chuck-klein-77304_along_i-worked-on-a-farm-played-ball-and-loafe_1492360.jpg)

> [I grew up in New York City: Harlem, New York. I played ball for probably two of the biggest amateur basketball organizations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cam-ron/i-grew-up-in-new-york-city-harlem-new-york-i-played-ball-for-probably/)

[Cam'ron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cam-ron/)

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> [The happiest moment was when I just played with a ball as a boy, carefree, without worrying about anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/park-ji-sung/the-happiest-moment-was-when-i-just-played-with-a-ball-as-a-boy/)

[Park Ji-sung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/park-ji-sung/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/park-ji-sung-7537_about_the-happiest-moment-was-when-i-just-play_85127.jpg)

> [I'm a cop, and cops talk. They called me the day he did it, but did you ever hear me say anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/i-m-a-cop-and-cops-talk-they-called-me-the-day-he-did-it-but-did-you/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/449/shaquille-o-neal-659_balls_i-m-a-cop-and-cops-talk-they-called-me-t_1614937.jpg)

> [I want to stand out. After my career is over, I want people to say, 'He was different.' It's not to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eli-manning/i-want-to-stand-out-after-my-career-is-over-i-want-people-to-say-he/)

[Eli Manning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eli-manning/)

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> [I grew up on Avenue C, and Tompkins Square Park was my park. That was where I played ball every day. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramon-rodriguez/i-grew-up-on-avenue-c-and-tompkins-square-park-was-my-park-that-was/)

[Ramon Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramon-rodriguez/)

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> [Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/games-played-with-the-ball-and-others-of-that-nature-are-too-violent/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-fisher/i-actually-ran-in-junior-high-school-a-little-bit-you-know-like-most/)

[Jeff Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-fisher/)

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> [I played ball for the Senators, Rangers, Indians, and Yankees in the ’70′s and ’80′s. Marvin Miller was a hero in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toby-harrah/i-played-ball-for-the-senators-rangers-indians-and-yankees-in-the-70/)

[Toby Harrah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toby-harrah/)

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> [With Sinner, whom I've played the most, his ball speed is really high. I've never seen anything like it. You don't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-shelton/with-sinner-whom-i-ve-played-the-most-his-ball-speed-is-really-high-i/)

[Ben Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-shelton/)

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> [The biggest thing for me coming into the league was my last year in college I didn't think about the NFL one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davante-adams/the-biggest-thing-for-me-coming-into-the-league-was-my-last-year-in/)

[Davante Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davante-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/davante-adams-6369_everything_the-biggest-thing-for-me-coming-into-the_3194566.jpg)

> [We never played ball for money. We played because it was fun and I was good at it. But a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-johnson/we-never-played-ball-for-money-we-played-because-it-was-fun-and-i-was/)

[Larry Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/larry-johnson-6488_basketball_we-never-played-ball-for-money-we-played_969281.jpg)

> [When I played ball, I didn't play for fun. . . . It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ty-cobb/when-i-played-ball-i-didn-t-play-for-fun-it-s-no-pink-tea-and/)

[Ty Cobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ty-cobb/)

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> [We were poor, yea, but I can't say there was anything terrible about my youth. It was a Manhattan kind of life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-kelly/we-were-poor-yea-but-i-can-t-say-there-was-anything-terrible-about-my/)

[Paula Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-kelly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/paula-kelly-28603_anything_we-were-poor-yea-but-i-can-t-say-there-w_2830925.jpg)

> [This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says 'you like baseball?' I said, 'Oh, man, I love baseball.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-engvall/this-guy-from-l-a-sits-down-next-to-me-and-he-says-you-like-baseball/)

[Bill Engvall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-engvall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/737/bill-engvall-8106_arguing_this-guy-from-l-a-sits-down-next-to-me-a_1581940.jpg)

> [“In a way it was like a bunch of guys in a game. They were falling behind every minute that passed, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-dean-myers/in-a-way-it-was-like-a-bunch-of-guys-in-a-game-they-were-falling/)

[Walter Dean Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-dean-myers/)

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> [I come from a very sporty background because my mom is a gymnastics teacher. So growing up I was never sitting watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gal-gadot/i-come-from-a-very-sporty-background-because-my-mom-is-a-gymnastics/)

[Gal Gadot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gal-gadot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/gal-gadot-12902_afternoon_i-come-from-a-very-sporty-background-bec_662710.jpg)

> [I went on inactive duty in August 1945, and since I had stayed in such good shape and had played ball on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-feller/i-went-on-inactive-duty-in-august-1945-and-since-i-had-stayed-in-such/)

[Bob Feller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-feller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/bob-feller-17595_august_i-went-on-inactive-duty-in-august-1945-a_433964.jpg)

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