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title: "7 Played Boston Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Played Boston quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Played Boston sayings and thoughts."
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> [They played Boston. They played at the Boston Tea Party and through an amazing chain of events I got to hang out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-richman/they-played-boston-they-played-at-the-boston-tea-party-and-through-an/)

[Jonathan Richman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-richman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/jonathan-richman-40651_boston_they-played-boston-they-played-at-the-bo_108991.jpg)

> [When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-scott/when-i-played-for-boston-breakers-in-my-early-twenties-i-really/)

[Alex Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/781/alex-scott-9191_drills_when-i-played-for-boston-breakers-in-my_179324.jpg)

> [You gotta understand this. If you haven't played in Boston or New York, you're not in the big leagues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manny-ramirez/you-gotta-understand-this-if-you-haven-t-played-in-boston-or-new-york/)

[Manny Ramirez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manny-ramirez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bb/manny-ramirez-4792_big_you-gotta-understand-this-if-you-haven-t_324594.png)

> [Having played in Boston will help me a ton moving to New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-bay/having-played-in-boston-will-help-me-a-ton-moving-to-new-york/)

[Jason Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-bay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/jason-bay-37831_boston_having-played-in-boston-will-help-me-a-t_744528.jpg)

> [“We drove through unbelievable blizzards in the north-east, argued with in-house merch sellers in New York and played our first ever show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-turner/we-drove-through-unbelievable-blizzards-in-the-north-east-argued-with/)

[Frank Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/frank-turner-35073_quote_we-drove-through-unbelievable-blizzards_1582614.jpg)

> [I've played in Boston and New York, and it doesn't matter if you're sick, aching - once you step on that field,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-wells/i-ve-played-in-boston-and-new-york-and-it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-re/)

[Vernon Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-wells/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/vernon-wells-31761_animal_i-ve-played-in-boston-and-new-york-and-i_1872723.jpg)

> [If we played Boston four-on-four, without Russell, we probably would have won every series. That guy killed us. He's the one who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-hundley/if-we-played-boston-four-on-four-without-russell-we-probably-would/)

[Rod Hundley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-hundley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/rod-hundley-87714_achieve_if-we-played-boston-four-on-four-without_2063664.jpg)

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