--- title: "12 Played Professional Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Played Professional quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Played Professional sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/robbie-savage-4619_caps_i-played-professional-football-for-21-ye_1449100.png" --- > [I played professional football for 21 years, captained four clubs in the Premier League and won 39 caps for my country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-savage/i-played-professional-football-for-21-years-captained-four-clubs-in/) [Robbie Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/robbie-savage-4619_caps_i-played-professional-football-for-21-ye_1449100.png) > [I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-russell/i-played-professional-level-sports-when-you-re-playing-for-money-it-s/) [Kurt Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6f/kurt-russell-14293_money_i-played-professional-level-sports-when_511133.jpg) > [Everybody that has ever played a professional sport would like to go out on their terms and very few get to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pronger/everybody-that-has-ever-played-a-professional-sport-would-like-to-go/) [Chris Pronger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pronger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/chris-pronger-11495_everybody_everybody-that-has-ever-played-a-profess_559771.png) > [I played professional tennis for about six years and I played football and handball in school as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masaba-gupta/i-played-professional-tennis-for-about-six-years-and-i-played/) [Masaba Gupta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masaba-gupta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/masaba-gupta-6003_about_i-played-professional-tennis-for-about-s_1562500.jpg) > [How many guys can say they've played in two professional leagues?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-connaughton/how-many-guys-can-say-they-ve-played-in-two-professional-leagues/) [Pat Connaughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-connaughton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/pat-connaughton-6509_how_how-many-guys-can-say-they-ve-played-in_1337872.jpg) > [I have played professional baseball for over half my life. From the time I picked up a baseball glove, I did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-williams/i-have-played-professional-baseball-for-over-half-my-life-from-the/) [Bernie Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/bernie-williams-52145_baseball_i-have-played-professional-baseball-for_1079956.png) > [Because our father played professional soccer, being in the spotlight never felt weird to me and my brother. We always felt we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kylie-bunbury/because-our-father-played-professional-soccer-being-in-the-spotlight/) [Kylie Bunbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kylie-bunbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/kylie-bunbury-13250_brother_because-our-father-played-professional-s_1310291.jpg) > [“Playing sports is a good thing for ordinary people; sport played at the professional level is not good for your health. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/playing-sports-is-a-good-thing-for-ordinary-people-sport-played-at/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d4/anonymous-1_football_playing-sports-is-a-good-thing-for-ordin_57982.jpg) > [I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-lavine/i-grew-up-playing-basketball-and-baseball-i-ve-always-been-active/) [Zach LaVine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-lavine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/zach-lavine-7806_baseball_i-grew-up-playing-basketball-and-basebal_1969349.jpg) > [I just loved to play. I liked to study the other ballplayers. I could talk about it for ages, because I played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lloyd-waner/i-just-loved-to-play-i-liked-to-study-the-other-ballplayers-i-could/) [Lloyd Waner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lloyd-waner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/lloyd-waner-87075_about_i-just-loved-to-play-i-liked-to-study-th_2256860.jpg) > [That's the one regret I have in all the years that I've played professional sports, that I didn't win a championship in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-moon/that-s-the-one-regret-i-have-in-all-the-years-that-i-ve-played/) [Warren Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-moon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/warren-moon-24197_any_that-s-the-one-regret-i-have-in-all-the_1206359.jpg) > [My mum worked in a grocery shop and played football, and my dad worked with cars, a sales director, and he played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-eriksen/my-mum-worked-in-a-grocery-shop-and-played-football-and-my-dad-worked/) [Christian Eriksen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-eriksen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/christian-eriksen-10012_dad_my-mum-worked-in-a-grocery-shop-and-play_2732733.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/played-professional/#itemlist", "name": "Played Professional Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I played professional football for 21 years, captained four clubs in the Premier League and won 39 caps for my country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robbie Savage" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-savage/i-played-professional-football-for-21-years-captained-four-clubs-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/robbie-savage-4619_caps_i-played-professional-football-for-21-ye_1449100.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/robbie-savage-4619_caps_i-played-professional-football-for-21-ye_1449100.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/robbie-savage-4619_caps_i-played-professional-football-for-21-ye_1449100.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I played professional football for 21 years, captained four clubs in the Premier League and won 39 caps for…” — Robbie Savage", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I played professional level sports. 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