--- title: "12 Players Start Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Players Start quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Players Start sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg" --- > [When your role players start stepping up and playing good basketball, it's a good sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up-and-playing-good-basketball/) [Danny Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg) > [I need players to start thinking for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guus-hiddink/i-need-players-to-start-thinking-for-themselves/) [Guus Hiddink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guus-hiddink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/guus-hiddink-44848_needs_i-need-players-to-start-thinking-for-the_1801920.jpg) > [Great players, they start becoming immune to what the defense does to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-smith/great-players-they-start-becoming-immune-to-what-the-defense-does-to/) [Kenny Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/kenny-smith-2406_becoming_great-players-they-start-becoming-immune_2714111.png) > [The coach can only choose 11 players to start. It is a difficult decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/casemiro/the-coach-can-only-choose-11-players-to-start-it-is-a-difficult/) [Casemiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/casemiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/casemiro-6692_coach_the-coach-can-only-choose-11-players-to_1237964.jpg) > [Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-malone/somebody-tell-the-damn-players-to-start-playing-like-old-school/) [Karl Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-malone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/karl-malone-13626_damn_somebody-tell-the-damn-players-to-start_325517.png) > [If I had to pick three players to start a franchise, I'd choose Hasek, Peter Forsberg and Eric Lindros.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/if-i-had-to-pick-three-players-to-start-a-franchise-i-d-choose-hasek/) [Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f27/wayne-gretzky-4019_eric_if-i-had-to-pick-three-players-to-start_642272.png) > [I think most young players who take off from the start are usually put in a situation where they are surrounded by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-kemp/i-think-most-young-players-who-take-off-from-the-start-are-usually/) [Shawn Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-kemp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/shawn-kemp-6170_good_i-think-most-young-players-who-take-off_1651427.jpg) > [I said to the players before the start, 'Just go out and give it 100 per cent. I am not asking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlton-palmer/i-said-to-the-players-before-the-start-just-go-out-and-give-it-100/) [Carlton Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlton-palmer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/carlton-palmer-58503_asking_i-said-to-the-players-before-the-start-j_3185215.png) > [Every player wants to play. That's pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he's on the bench. That's pretty normal, too. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xherdan-shaqiri/every-player-wants-to-play-that-s-pretty-normal-every-player-is/) [Xherdan Shaqiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/xherdan-shaqiri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/xherdan-shaqiri-15858_coach_every-player-wants-to-play-that-s-pretty_2318203.jpg) > [It's not just about the 11 players that start the games, it's about the squad players, the ones that come on off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ward-prowse/it-s-not-just-about-the-11-players-that-start-the-games-it-s-about/) [James Ward-Prowse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ward-prowse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a06/james-ward-prowse-8164_come_it-s-not-just-about-the-11-players-that_166412.jpg) > [It doesn't matter to me, because in Europe I used to play for my national team... I was one of the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bojan-bogdanovic/it-doesn-t-matter-to-me-because-in-europe-i-used-to-play-for-my/) [Bojan Bogdanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bojan-bogdanovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/bojan-bogdanovic-9956_best_it-doesn-t-matter-to-me-because-in-europ_1486632.jpg) > [I really did not think a thing about playing five black players to start the game; they were our best players and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-haskins/i-really-did-not-think-a-thing-about-playing-five-black-players-to/) [Don Haskins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-haskins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/don-haskins-77563_basketball_i-really-did-not-think-a-thing-about-pla_2758345.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/players-start/#itemlist", "name": "Players Start Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When your role players start stepping up and playing good basketball, it's a good sign.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Danny Green" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up-and-playing-good-basketball/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When your role players start stepping up and playing good basketball, it's a good sign.” — Danny Green", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I need players to start thinking for themselves.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guus Hiddink" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guus-hiddink/i-need-players-to-start-thinking-for-themselves/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/guus-hiddink-44848_needs_i-need-players-to-start-thinking-for-the_1801920.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/guus-hiddink-44848_needs_i-need-players-to-start-thinking-for-the_1801920.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/guus-hiddink-44848_needs_i-need-players-to-start-thinking-for-the_1801920.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I need players to start thinking for themselves.” — Guus Hiddink", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Great players, they start becoming immune to what the defense does to them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kenny Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-smith/great-players-they-start-becoming-immune-to-what-the-defense-does-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/kenny-smith-2406_becoming_great-players-they-start-becoming-immune_2714111.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/kenny-smith-2406_becoming_great-players-they-start-becoming-immune_2714111.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/kenny-smith-2406_becoming_great-players-they-start-becoming-immune_2714111.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Great players, they start becoming immune to what the defense does to them.” — Kenny Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The coach can only choose 11 players to start. 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I am not asking for any more than that'.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlton Palmer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlton-palmer/i-said-to-the-players-before-the-start-just-go-out-and-give-it-100/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/carlton-palmer-58503_asking_i-said-to-the-players-before-the-start-j_3185215.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/carlton-palmer-58503_asking_i-said-to-the-players-before-the-start-j_3185215.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/carlton-palmer-58503_asking_i-said-to-the-players-before-the-start-j_3185215.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I said to the players before the start, 'Just go out and give it 100 per cent. I am not asking for any more…” — Carlton Palmer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every player wants to play. That's pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he's on the bench. That's pretty normal, too. But it's football: only 11 players can start, and the coach has his game plan for each game.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Xherdan Shaqiri" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/xherdan-shaqiri/every-player-wants-to-play-that-s-pretty-normal-every-player-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/xherdan-shaqiri-15858_coach_every-player-wants-to-play-that-s-pretty_2318203.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/xherdan-shaqiri-15858_coach_every-player-wants-to-play-that-s-pretty_2318203.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/xherdan-shaqiri-15858_coach_every-player-wants-to-play-that-s-pretty_2318203.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every player wants to play. That's pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he's on the bench. 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I was one of the best players and I start from the bench. For a European player, it means nothing. If I'm going to have the minutes, it doesn't matter to me if I'm going to start.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bojan Bogdanovic" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bojan-bogdanovic/it-doesn-t-matter-to-me-because-in-europe-i-used-to-play-for-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/bojan-bogdanovic-9956_best_it-doesn-t-matter-to-me-because-in-europ_1486632.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/bojan-bogdanovic-9956_best_it-doesn-t-matter-to-me-because-in-europ_1486632.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/bojan-bogdanovic-9956_best_it-doesn-t-matter-to-me-because-in-europ_1486632.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It doesn't matter to me, because in Europe I used to play for my national team... I was one of the best…” — Bojan Bogdanovic", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really did not think a thing about playing five black players to start the game; they were our best players and deserved to start. But if I knew all the misery it was going to cause me in the weeks following the game, I'd have thought long and hard about it. The players from Kentucky were gracious about it, but many of their fans and people from other parts of the country did not want to see it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Don Haskins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-haskins/i-really-did-not-think-a-thing-about-playing-five-black-players-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/don-haskins-77563_basketball_i-really-did-not-think-a-thing-about-pla_2758345.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/don-haskins-77563_basketball_i-really-did-not-think-a-thing-about-pla_2758345.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/don-haskins-77563_basketball_i-really-did-not-think-a-thing-about-pla_2758345.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really did not think a thing about playing five black players to start the game; they were our best…” — Don Haskins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/players-start/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/players-start/", "name": "Players Start Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/players-start/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 12 Players Start quotes by 12 authors. 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