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title: "8 Players Tough Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Players Tough quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Players Tough sayings and thoughts."
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> [I was determined to make Renaissance Man Food Services and Herschel's Famous 34 major players in a very tough industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herschel-walker/i-was-determined-to-make-renaissance-man-food-services-and-herschel-s/)

[Herschel Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herschel-walker/)

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> [It's hard when you lose your best players. It's tough. I'm not going to lie. It makes you think, 'What if they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-fonte/it-s-hard-when-you-lose-your-best-players-it-s-tough-i-m-not-going-to/)

[Jose Fonte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-fonte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/jose-fonte-31672_best_it-s-hard-when-you-lose-your-best-player_126518.jpg)

> [I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/i-worry-when-athletes-are-simply-used-by-their-universities-to/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/arne-duncan-11784_athletes_i-worry-when-athletes-are-simply-used-by_1544588.png)

> [I think you can do that specifically with players - you can be tough on them, expect a lot from them, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-flores/i-think-you-can-do-that-specifically-with-players-you-can-be-tough-on/)

[Brian Flores](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-flores/)

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> [I really do care about the health of the players. That's one of the tough things about the NFL - it's so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-allen/i-really-do-care-about-the-health-of-the-players-that-s-one-of-the/)

[Paul Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-allen/)

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> [People put football players up there for being tough, but if you look at the schedule and the actual minutes played, NBA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/people-put-football-players-up-there-for-being-tough-but-if-you-look/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

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> [People think of rugby players as being tough but it's another thing to stand in front of someone and get kicked, punched,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-haskell/people-think-of-rugby-players-as-being-tough-but-it-s-another-thing/)

[James Haskell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-haskell/)

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> [When you play against dirty players or very tough players, it's easy to escape because you know what they're going to do.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pel/when-you-play-against-dirty-players-or-very-tough-players-it-s-easy/)

[Pele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pel/)

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