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title: "25 Played Better Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Played Better quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Played Better sayings and thoughts."
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> [Ever since I can remember, I played better against bigger players on bigger courts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-osaka/ever-since-i-can-remember-i-played-better-against-bigger-players-on/)

[Naomi Osaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-osaka/)

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> [I would say that Bayern have never played better than under Pep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-heinz-rummenigge/i-would-say-that-bayern-have-never-played-better-than-under-pep/)

[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-heinz-rummenigge/)

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> [Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-federer/sometimes-you-have-to-accept-that-a-guy-played-better-on-the-day-than/)

[Roger Federer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-federer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/roger-federer-3105_accept_sometimes-you-have-to-accept-that-a-guy_2236479.jpg)

> [The more games I've played, the better I've gotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trinity-rodman/the-more-games-i-ve-played-the-better-i-ve-gotten/)

[Trinity Rodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trinity-rodman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/trinity-rodman-6500_better_the-more-games-i-ve-played-the-better-i_1359041.jpg)

> [I thank my dad for my mental longevity and for the fact we played against better competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-thank-my-dad-for-my-mental-longevity-and-for-the-fact-we-played/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

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> [For me personally, I played better when I was angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-williams/for-me-personally-i-played-better-when-i-was-angry/)

[Jay Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/jay-williams-10772_anger_for-me-personally-i-played-better-when-i_1951609.jpg)

> [The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-russell/the-most-important-measure-of-how-good-a-game-i-played-was-how-much/)

[Bill Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-russell/)

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> [You've seen one of the our gigs you've seen 'em all. But if you're into the music, you'll know that we played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liam-gallagher/you-ve-seen-one-of-the-our-gigs-you-ve-seen-em-all-but-if-you-re-into/)

[Liam Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liam-gallagher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/liam-gallagher-12691_gigs_you-ve-seen-one-of-the-our-gigs-you-ve-s_2298161.png)

> [Honestly, the Carolina games I played in every year were more intense than the national championship games I played in - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-laettner/honestly-the-carolina-games-i-played-in-every-year-were-more-intense/)

[Christian Laettner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-laettner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/christian-laettner-5672_better_honestly-the-carolina-games-i-played-in_1046377.jpg)

> [When I had people scratchin' my shorts a bit, it played better. We lost a bit of that in all the personnel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bergeron/when-i-had-people-scratchin-my-shorts-a-bit-it-played-better-we-lost/)

[Tom Bergeron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bergeron/)

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> [When I started playing the game of baseball, the more I played and the better numbers I got, the more I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-alomar/when-i-started-playing-the-game-of-baseball-the-more-i-played-and-the/)

[Roberto Alomar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-alomar/)

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> [There were situations in my career where I played much better than another player in my position, but that player had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-babel/there-were-situations-in-my-career-where-i-played-much-better-than/)

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

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> [I've played games where I thought I played one of my better games, and statistically, there's nothing there, and vice versa. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stockton/i-ve-played-games-where-i-thought-i-played-one-of-my-better-games-and/)

[John Stockton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stockton/)

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> [Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-wozniacki/golf-can-be-tougher-than-tennis-when-things-go-wrong-because-you-can/)

[Caroline Wozniacki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-wozniacki/)

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> [Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/sometimes-in-the-past-when-i-played-something-might-make-me-lose-2/)

[LeBron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/lebron-james-1130_focus_sometimes-in-the-past-when-i-played-some_1963956.jpg)

> [You're never as good as people think you are when you're winning and never as bad as people think you are when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dale-layer/you-re-never-as-good-as-people-think-you-are-when-you-re-winning-and/)

[Dale Layer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dale-layer/)

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> [... I played 'Eruption' two times for the record, and we kept the one that seemed to flow ... there's a mistake…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-van-halen/i-played-eruption-two-times-for-the-record-and-we-kept-the-one-that/)

[Eddie Van Halen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-van-halen/)

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> [I couldn't care less who I'm paired with. There's nobody I've ever played better or worse with, thank goodness. You don't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-nicklaus/i-couldn-t-care-less-who-i-m-paired-with-there-s-nobody-i-ve-ever/)

[Jack Nicklaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-nicklaus/)

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> [There are a handful of guys that I've played with that are elite status as far as players, people, competitors, teammates, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-taylor/there-are-a-handful-of-guys-that-i-ve-played-with-that-are-elite/)

[Jason Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-taylor/)

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> [Sometimes it does upset you when you lose in the finals, or even in a quarterfinal or semifinal, especially when you think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-v-sindhu/sometimes-it-does-upset-you-when-you-lose-in-the-finals-or-even-in-a/)

[P. V. Sindhu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-v-sindhu/)

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> [Well I think in all the thirty years I've been doing this now and being gone from home and all that stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-gill/well-i-think-in-all-the-thirty-years-i-ve-been-doing-this-now-and/)

[Vince Gill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-gill/)

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> [When we first started off, we made our record and then we played our first show. There was a bit of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendon-urie/when-we-first-started-off-we-made-our-record-and-then-we-played-our/)

[Brendon Urie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendon-urie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/brendon-urie-1879_fall-out-boy_when-we-first-started-off-we-made-our-re_1696577.png)

> [Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/sometimes-in-the-past-when-i-played-something-might-make-me-lose/)

[Lebron James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lebron-james/)

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> [I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-azharuddin/i-always-thought-that-i-played-better-when-i-was-the-captain-if-you/)

[Mohammad Azharuddin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-azharuddin/)

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> [There was one player who was better than Pele. It was Garrincha. He had one leg crooked, the other one straight, normal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eusebio/there-was-one-player-who-was-better-than-pele-it-was-garrincha-he-had/)

[Eusebio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eusebio/)

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