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> [Systems are made by players rather than players making systems](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theo-foley/systems-are-made-by-players-rather-than-players-making-systems/)

[Theo Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theo-foley/)

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> [UCLA will always be involved with great players, and those players always draw scrutiny. That's just the way it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-howland/ucla-will-always-be-involved-with-great-players-and-those-players/)

[Ben Howland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-howland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/ben-howland-8555_always_ucla-will-always-be-involved-with-great_3075200.jpg)

> [It would just be nice to be surrounded by good players. Players that will help you win championships, I'll say that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/micah-parsons/it-would-just-be-nice-to-be-surrounded-by-good-players-players-that/)

[Micah Parsons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/micah-parsons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/micah-parsons-5857_be-nice_it-would-just-be-nice-to-be-surrounded-b_514349.jpg)

> [I only ever call up the best players, or at least the players who are the most suited to the way I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fabio-capello/i-only-ever-call-up-the-best-players-or-at-least-the-players-who-are/)

[Fabio Capello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fabio-capello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/fabio-capello-13520_best_i-only-ever-call-up-the-best-players-or_1305324.png)

> [We want men here, not just players. Players are a dime a dozen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-izzo/we-want-men-here-not-just-players-players-are-a-dime-a-dozen/)

[Tom Izzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-izzo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/tom-izzo-4431_basketball_we-want-men-here-not-just-players-player_2121831.png)

> [I like creative players and players who do different things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juan-mata/i-like-creative-players-and-players-who-do-different-things/)

[Juan Mata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juan-mata/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a4/juan-mata-4871_creative_i-like-creative-players-and-players-who_3016810.jpg)

> [If you believe you always have to sign players and the players start to believe that, that's when you lose matches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-barnes/if-you-believe-you-always-have-to-sign-players-and-the-players-start/)

[John Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/john-barnes-2996_always_if-you-believe-you-always-have-to-sign-p_2580494.png)

> [When I was a player, I only got a chance to impact and be impacted by a small group of people on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/when-i-was-a-player-i-only-got-a-chance-to-impact-and-be-impacted-by/)

[Dawn Staley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-staley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/dawn-staley-4962_basketball_when-i-was-a-player-i-only-got-a-chance_1407908.png)

> [We want hungry players, players who have a burning ambition to play in the Premier League and stay in the Premier League…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-parker/we-want-hungry-players-players-who-have-a-burning-ambition-to-play-in/)

[Scott Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2c/scott-parker-11033_ambition_we-want-hungry-players-players-who-have_1103004.jpg)

> [If you are going to be successful, there is no point in having three or four top individual players, because those players…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/if-you-are-going-to-be-successful-there-is-no-point-in-having-three/)

[Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/brendan-rodgers-3392_football_if-you-are-going-to-be-successful-there_432325.png)

> [Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bear-bryant/everybody-s-got-pretty-good-players-now-more-players-than-there-ve/)

[Bear Bryant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bear-bryant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/bear-bryant-3459_beats_everybody-s-got-pretty-good-players-now_2098759.png)

> [In every team, there are players that don't seem important, but in the end, they prove to be one of the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-mancini/in-every-team-there-are-players-that-don-t-seem-important-but-in-the/)

[Roberto Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-mancini/)

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