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title: "166 Played Football Quotes by 158 authors"
description: "Browse 166 Played Football quotes by 158 authors. Discover the best Played Football sayings and thoughts."
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> [Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-b-jordan/never-played-football-but-i-m-an-athlete-i-m-a-competitor/)

[Michael B. Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-b-jordan/)

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> [I played football. I was pretty bad at that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle/i-played-football-i-was-pretty-bad-at-that/)

[Kyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle/)

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> [If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-holtz/if-tiger-woods-had-played-football-he-would-have-been-a-quarterback/)

[Lou Holtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-holtz/)

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> [I played football with my whole body - My hands, my head, my face. I did it all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-campbell/i-played-football-with-my-whole-body-my-hands-my-head-my-face-i-did/)

[Earl Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-campbell/)

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> [You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-studdard/you-know-i-played-football-i-was-offensive-tackle-in-college/)

[Ruben Studdard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-studdard/)

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> [When I was growing up, I played football, I loved football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maxwell-jacob-friedman/when-i-was-growing-up-i-played-football-i-loved-football/)

[Maxwell Jacob Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maxwell-jacob-friedman/)

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> [I played football my whole life, pretty much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mojo-rawley/i-played-football-my-whole-life-pretty-much/)

[Mojo Rawley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mojo-rawley/)

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> [You know that I played football because of the fun and to enjoy it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franck-ribery/you-know-that-i-played-football-because-of-the-fun-and-to-enjoy-it/)

[Franck Ribery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franck-ribery/)

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> [My school was pretty tough, and I played football there so I would be accepted, to save myself a kicking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-flintoff/my-school-was-pretty-tough-and-i-played-football-there-so-i-would-be/)

[Andrew Flintoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-flintoff/)

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> [The lads I played football with on the street when I was a kid in Cardiff were as good as me, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-bellamy/the-lads-i-played-football-with-on-the-street-when-i-was-a-kid-in/)

[Craig Bellamy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-bellamy/)

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> [I always knew and my parents always knew I was destined for greatness. I didn't know what sport it was going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-ferguson/i-always-knew-and-my-parents-always-knew-i-was-destined-for-greatness/)

[Tony Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-ferguson/)

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> [There are a lot of Washingtons that have played football. I could just blend in more and carve out my own name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-david-washington/there-are-a-lot-of-washingtons-that-have-played-football-i-could-just/)

[John David Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-david-washington/)

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> [I always played football as a kid and never really thought about anything else. I always wanted to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gylfi-sigurdsson/i-always-played-football-as-a-kid-and-never-really-thought-about/)

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

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> [I always played sports when I was young. I played football and baseball for eight years. I loved football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-lautner/i-always-played-sports-when-i-was-young-i-played-football-and/)

[Taylor Lautner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-lautner/)

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> [My dad played in the National Soccer League in Australia and also played football in Malaysia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montaigne/my-dad-played-in-the-national-soccer-league-in-australia-and-also/)

[Montaigne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montaigne/)

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> [When I was a kid, I did many sports. Judo, like my dad, but also volleyball, handball, and gymnastics. We never played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lewandowski/when-i-was-a-kid-i-did-many-sports-judo-like-my-dad-but-also/)

[Robert Lewandowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lewandowski/)

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> [I played no sports well. Because I was a boy in the United States Of America, I was forced into Little League…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-glass/i-played-no-sports-well-because-i-was-a-boy-in-the-united-states-of/)

[Ira Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-glass/)

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> [When I was younger I just played football for the fun of it, scoring the maddest goals and trying to come up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-iwobi/when-i-was-younger-i-just-played-football-for-the-fun-of-it-scoring/)

[Alex Iwobi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-iwobi/)

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> [The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/the-things-that-are-happening-to-me-are-unbelievable-i-m-actually/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

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> [Until I was 12 I played football. I was supposed to be a defender. But I really was a little Michelin Man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-van-gerwen/until-i-was-12-i-played-football-i-was-supposed-to-be-a-defender-but/)

[Michael van Gerwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-van-gerwen/)

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> [I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lebron-james/i-played-football-for-a-team-called-the-east-dragons-on-the-east-side/)

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

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> [I played football; I was a running back, and I took a hit, and I had a hairline fracture in my leg…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-mcdonell/i-played-football-i-was-a-running-back-and-i-took-a-hit-and-i-had-a/)

[Nick McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-mcdonell/)

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> [It's not like I played my first football match in England. For me, football is pretty much the same everywhere; the ball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/granit-xhaka/it-s-not-like-i-played-my-first-football-match-in-england-for-me/)

[Granit Xhaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/granit-xhaka/)

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> [I played football growing up so I used to lift quite a bit when I was in high school. And then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-harris/i-played-football-growing-up-so-i-used-to-lift-quite-a-bit-when-i-was/)

[Joe Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-harris/)

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> [“Anoai played football for three years at Pensacola Catholic High School and one year at Escambia High School. In his senior year,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlow-martin/anoai-played-football-for-three-years-at-pensacola-catholic-high/)

[Marlow Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlow-martin/)

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> [“What John Ayers was doing seemed routine. But to the few who knew, and watched, it was a thing of beauty. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lewis/what-john-ayers-was-doing-seemed-routine-but-to-the-few-who-knew-and/)

[Michael Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lewis/)

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> [I played football growing up in junior high and high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-merriman/i-played-football-growing-up-in-junior-high-and-high-school/)

[Ryan Merriman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-merriman/)

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> [Hockey was my favorite sport my whole life until I played football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davis-webb/hockey-was-my-favorite-sport-my-whole-life-until-i-played-football/)

[Davis Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davis-webb/)

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> [I played football until my sophomore year of high school, then I stopped.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-knox/i-played-football-until-my-sophomore-year-of-high-school-then-i/)

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

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> [I've played football one-handed. I've played football with no hands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquem-griffin/i-ve-played-football-one-handed-i-ve-played-football-with-no-hands/)

[Shaquem Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquem-griffin/)

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> [He's a nice guy, but he played too much football with his helmet off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyndon-b-johnson/he-s-a-nice-guy-but-he-played-too-much-football-with-his-helmet-off/)

[Lyndon B. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyndon-b-johnson/)

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> [I had a plan. I played football professionally but I also studied at university.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-carvalhal/i-had-a-plan-i-played-football-professionally-but-i-also-studied-at/)

[Carlos Carvalhal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-carvalhal/)

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> [I played football because I loved football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-herbert/i-played-football-because-i-loved-football/)

[Justin Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-herbert/)

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> [I played football.. my football was kosher.. no pigskin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kemp/i-played-football-my-football-was-kosher-no-pigskin/)

[Jack Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kemp/)

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> [I recognized from a young age that I wasn't a football player; I played football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martellus-bennett/i-recognized-from-a-young-age-that-i-wasn-t-a-football-player-i/)

[Martellus Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martellus-bennett/)

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> [Growing up, I played football and was always one of the best on the team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-paul/growing-up-i-played-football-and-was-always-one-of-the-best-on-the/)

[Jake Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-paul/)

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> [I played football, honestly, to get a scholarship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaiah-mustafa/i-played-football-honestly-to-get-a-scholarship/)

[Isaiah Mustafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaiah-mustafa/)

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> [I played football. I played trumpet. I could draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-breslin/i-played-football-i-played-trumpet-i-could-draw/)

[Jimmy Breslin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-breslin/)

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> [I think Percy Harvin is as good an athlete that's played football. Ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/urban-meyer/i-think-percy-harvin-is-as-good-an-athlete-that-s-played-football-ever/)

[Urban Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/urban-meyer/)

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> [I've played football every day since I was five, and I'm just knackered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-lambert/i-ve-played-football-every-day-since-i-was-five-and-i-m-just-knackered/)

[Rickie Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-lambert/)

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