--- title: "34 Playing Ball Quotes by 34 authors" description: "Browse 34 Playing Ball quotes by 34 authors. Discover the best Playing Ball sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/j-d-martinez-6676_ball_i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-4-year_2610385.jpg" --- > [I started playing ball when I was 4 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-d-martinez/i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-4-years-old/) [J. D. Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-d-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37b/j-d-martinez-6676_ball_i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-4-year_2610385.jpg) > [I just like playing with the ball. I always have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neymar/i-just-like-playing-with-the-ball-i-always-have/) [Neymar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neymar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/neymar-2716_always_i-just-like-playing-with-the-ball-i-alwa_263874.jpg) > [I just like playing ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-long/i-just-like-playing-ball/) [Chris Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/090/chris-long-5847_ball_i-just-like-playing-ball-618667_618667.jpg) > [I'm just playing ball. Trying not to think about it too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/buster-posey/i-m-just-playing-ball-trying-not-to-think-about-it-too-much/) [Buster Posey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/buster-posey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/buster-posey-5087_balls_i-m-just-playing-ball-trying-not-to-thin_195527.png) > [I still get excited about it. I miss playing ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-hunt/i-still-get-excited-about-it-i-miss-playing-ball/) [Sam Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-hunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/sam-hunt-3215_about_i-still-get-excited-about-it-i-miss-play_318247.jpg) > [You're not gonna catch me complaining about playing ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-nance-jr/you-re-not-gonna-catch-me-complaining-about-playing-ball/) [Larry Nance, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-nance-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/larry-nance-jr-6213_about_you-re-not-gonna-catch-me-complaining-ab_2714922.jpg) > [It is about playing one ball at a time and keep batting as long as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mayank-agarwal/it-is-about-playing-one-ball-at-a-time-and-keep-batting-as-long-as/) [Mayank Agarwal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mayank-agarwal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/mayank-agarwal-6391_batting_it-is-about-playing-one-ball-at-a-time-a_1043431.jpg) > [I never want to quit playing ball. They'll have to cut this uniform off of me to get me out of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-campanella/i-never-want-to-quit-playing-ball-they-ll-have-to-cut-this-uniform/) [Roy Campanella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-campanella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/roy-campanella-46381_balls_i-never-want-to-quit-playing-ball-they-l_713646.png) > [Growing up in Harlem, I was always in the parks playing ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/growing-up-in-harlem-i-was-always-in-the-parks-playing-ball/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/dave-east-10133_always_growing-up-in-harlem-i-was-always-in-the_589408.jpg) > [October, that's when they pay off for playing ball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reggie-jackson/october-that-s-when-they-pay-off-for-playing-ball/) [Reggie Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reggie-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2f/reggie-jackson-7951_ball_october-that-s-when-they-pay-off-for-pla_3214127.jpg) > [The best advice I can give for playing a ball out of water is - don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-lema/the-best-advice-i-can-give-for-playing-a-ball-out-of-water-is-don-t/) [Tony Lema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-lema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c19/tony-lema-32812_advice_the-best-advice-i-can-give-for-playing-a_533721.jpg) > [Whether I play five or 10 metres forward or back does not change my way of playing, to be on the ball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-kroos/whether-i-play-five-or-10-metres-forward-or-back-does-not-change-my/) [Toni Kroos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-kroos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ec/toni-kroos-7336_back_whether-i-play-five-or-10-metres-forward_517349.jpg) > [This is one of the challenges we have: knowing that playing without the ball is just as important as when you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nuno-espirito-santo/this-is-one-of-the-challenges-we-have-knowing-that-playing-without/) [Nuno Espirito Santo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nuno-espirito-santo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/nuno-espirito-santo-9270_ball_this-is-one-of-the-challenges-we-have-kn_549411.jpg) > [I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moses-malone/i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-13-and-a-half-before-that-i-just/) [Moses Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moses-malone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/moses-malone-19693_ball_i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-13-and_2362575.png) > [When you're playing, every ball seems like the biggest event. When you're sitting back, you can see the overall picture better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-cook/when-you-re-playing-every-ball-seems-like-the-biggest-event-when-you/) [Alastair Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c7/alastair-cook-4907_back_when-you-re-playing-every-ball-seems-lik_976593.png) > [I want to do as little as possible when I finish playing ball - just spend a lot more time with my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-abdul-jabbar/i-want-to-do-as-little-as-possible-when-i-finish-playing-ball-just/) [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-abdul-jabbar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17f/kareem-abdul-jabbar-1909_balls_i-want-to-do-as-little-as-possible-when_2032685.png) > [I love playing ball. I love being Sizzle. When the time comes for me to just be a full-time dad, a full-time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terrell-suggs/i-love-playing-ball-i-love-being-sizzle-when-the-time-comes-for-me-to/) [Terrell Suggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terrell-suggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/terrell-suggs-5170_baseball_i-love-playing-ball-i-love-being-sizzle_1821820.png) > [I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-russell/i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-a-kid-my-dad-was-a-pro-ball-player/) [Kurt Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-russell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/kurt-russell-14293_ball-player_i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-a-kid_2244386.jpg) > [I want to go as hard as I can, and if I look like a guy out there playing ball, well, hey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brittney-griner/i-want-to-go-as-hard-as-i-can-and-if-i-look-like-a-guy-out-there/) [Brittney Griner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brittney-griner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/brittney-griner-4548_feel_i-want-to-go-as-hard-as-i-can-and-if-i-l_1008181.png) > [Infield practice is more mystic ritual than preparation, encouraging the big-leaguer, no less than the duffer in the stands, to believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-angell/infield-practice-is-more-mystic-ritual-than-preparation-encouraging/) [Roger Angell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-angell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d2/roger-angell-18160_balls_infield-practice-is-more-mystic-ritual-t_1142200.jpg) > [I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mays/i-always-enjoyed-playing-ball-and-it-didn-t-matter-to-me-whether-i/) [Willie Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mays/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/willie-mays-14362_black_i-always-enjoyed-playing-ball-and-it-did_632652.jpg) > [I look at the game like, 'How can I impact it not just standing there?' Just try to be active offensively setting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/channing-frye/i-look-at-the-game-like-how-can-i-impact-it-not-just-standing-there/) [Channing Frye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/channing-frye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2be/channing-frye-6790_driving_i-look-at-the-game-like-how-can-i-impact_2527812.jpg) > [I always loved hitting a low fade to a back-right pin with the wind howling from the right. Not many guys could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-trevino/i-always-loved-hitting-a-low-fade-to-a-back-right-pin-with-the-wind/) [Lee Trevino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-trevino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baf/lee-trevino-3680_always_i-always-loved-hitting-a-low-fade-to-a-b_1431694.png) > [In playing ball, and in life, a person occasionally gets the opportunity to do something great. When that time comes, only two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-aaron/in-playing-ball-and-in-life-a-person-occasionally-gets-the/) [Hank Aaron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-aaron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/160/hank-aaron-7857_balls_in-playing-ball-and-in-life-a-person-occ_1938509.jpg) > [I spent hours from 11 until 16 with Tottenham in the gym playing the ball against the wall. We played against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-hoddle/i-spent-hours-from-11-until-16-with-tottenham-in-the-gym-playing-the/) [Glenn Hoddle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-hoddle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/glenn-hoddle-12747_circle_i-spent-hours-from-11-until-16-with-tott_2930535.jpg) > [A basketball was in my hands 24/7, playing one-on-one against everybody and anybody, trying to prove against the older guys, just playing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-rozier/a-basketball-was-in-my-hands-24-7-playing-one-on-one-against/) [Terry Rozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-rozier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/terry-rozier-10144_always_a-basketball-was-in-my-hands-24-7-playin_1832656.jpg) > [The truth is I like the style of playing the ball out and hitting long passes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aymeric-laporte/the-truth-is-i-like-the-style-of-playing-the-ball-out-and-hitting/) [Aymeric Laporte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aymeric-laporte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/aymeric-laporte-16877_like_the-truth-is-i-like-the-style-of-playing_2009991.jpg) > [A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-mathewson/a-boy-cannot-begin-playing-ball-too-early-i-might-almost-say-that/) [Christy Mathewson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-mathewson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/christy-mathewson-35892_might_a-boy-cannot-begin-playing-ball-too-earl_1718169.png) > [I'll be looking at film back from my rookie year, I was just out there playing ball, just having fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cordarrelle-patterson/i-ll-be-looking-at-film-back-from-my-rookie-year-i-was-just-out-there/) [Cordarrelle Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cordarrelle-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/cordarrelle-patterson-6719_back_i-ll-be-looking-at-film-back-from-my-roo_2222918.jpg) > [Zidane was an idol for me, I grew up watching him play. He always asks me to come out playing the ball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/casemiro/zidane-was-an-idol-for-me-i-grew-up-watching-him-play-he-always-asks/) [Casemiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/casemiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a3/casemiro-6692_always_zidane-was-an-idol-for-me-i-grew-up-watc_2218096.jpg) > [I'm just used to playing on the ball or off the ball. At Michigan we did a lot of both so for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caris-levert/i-m-just-used-to-playing-on-the-ball-or-off-the-ball-at-michigan-we/) [Caris LeVert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caris-levert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/caris-levert-6241_ball_i-m-just-used-to-playing-on-the-ball-or_2574628.jpg) > [No matter what games people try playing with you if you're on the ball you won't allow the game to go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-santagato/no-matter-what-games-people-try-playing-with-you-if-you-re-on-the/) [Danny Santagato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-santagato/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/danny-santagato-19528_quote_no-matter-what-games-people-try-playing_1803222.jpg) > [The only real happiness a ballplayer has is when he is playing a ball game and accomplishes something he didn't think he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ring-lardner/the-only-real-happiness-a-ballplayer-has-is-when-he-is-playing-a-ball/) [Ring Lardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ring-lardner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f63/ring-lardner-27822_ball-game_the-only-real-happiness-a-ballplayer-has_415679.jpg) > [I know the player I am, I know my skills, and I think I can bring that to the table, you know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juancho-hernangomez/i-know-the-player-i-am-i-know-my-skills-and-i-think-i-can-bring-that/) [Juancho Hernangomez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juancho-hernangomez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecb/juancho-hernangomez-11787_fighting_i-know-the-player-i-am-i-know-my-skills_1225454.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-ball/#itemlist", "name": "Playing Ball Quotes", "numberOfItems": 34, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started playing ball when I was 4 years old.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J. 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