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title: "29 Playing Professional Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 29 Playing Professional quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Playing Professional sayings and thoughts."
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> [I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julius-erving/i-started-playing-professional-basketball-in-1971-and-i-played/)

[Julius Erving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julius-erving/)

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> [My dad was a great athlete growing up, and he could never fulfill his dreams of playing professional baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-foles/my-dad-was-a-great-athlete-growing-up-and-he-could-never-fulfill-his/)

[Nick Foles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-foles/)

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> [I enjoyed playing someone who is a professional, intelligent, defined by her work and not her role as a wife or mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-otto/i-enjoyed-playing-someone-who-is-a-professional-intelligent-defined/)

[Miranda Otto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-otto/)

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> [I feel like playing professional golf is an endlessly not-satisfying career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scottie-scheffler/i-feel-like-playing-professional-golf-is-an-endlessly-not-satisfying/)

[Scottie Scheffler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scottie-scheffler/)

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> [I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you've got to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karrie-webb/i-think-travel-is-probably-the-downside-of-playing-professional-golf/)

[Karrie Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karrie-webb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/karrie-webb-20903_funny-travel_i-think-travel-is-probably-the-downside_2130853.jpg)

> [Football is something I would never give up on, whether I ended up playing professional or in a Sunday league team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-bronze/football-is-something-i-would-never-give-up-on-whether-i-ended-up/)

[Lucy Bronze](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-bronze/)

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> [If you are a professional player and you are playing in the top professional league, you are sorted financially, which is good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunil-chhetri/if-you-are-a-professional-player-and-you-are-playing-in-the-top/)

[Sunil Chhetri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunil-chhetri/)

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> [Playing professional football is something I'll never be able to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-o-connell/playing-professional-football-is-something-i-ll-never-be-able-to-do/)

[Jerry O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-o-connell/)

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> [I probably realized when I was maybe 13 years of age that I could make a living out of playing professional sport…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israel-folau/i-probably-realized-when-i-was-maybe-13-years-of-age-that-i-could/)

[Israel Folau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israel-folau/)

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> [A lot of players go into a restaurant and ask for a special table. I go and stand in line with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-damon/a-lot-of-players-go-into-a-restaurant-and-ask-for-a-special-table-i/)

[Johnny Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-damon/)

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> [Playing on the PGA Tour and playing professional golf, I think it's what everyone has dreamed of doing - all the guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rickie-fowler/playing-on-the-pga-tour-and-playing-professional-golf-i-think-it-s/)

[Rickie Fowler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rickie-fowler/)

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> [At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-mays/at-ten-i-was-playing-against-18-year-old-guys-at-15-i-was-playing/)

[Willie Mays](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-mays/)

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> [Coming from losing my dream of playing professional football, not having a college degree at the time and looking to jump into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-howes/coming-from-losing-my-dream-of-playing-professional-football-not/)

[Lewis Howes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-howes/)

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> [If your eyes and ears are open and you're playing professional golf, you can meet some cool people. Not only cool and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-cantlay/if-your-eyes-and-ears-are-open-and-you-re-playing-professional-golf/)

[Patrick Cantlay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-cantlay/)

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> [If I learned one thing by playing professional hockey for thirty-two years, it's that you have to love what you do. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordie-howe/if-i-learned-one-thing-by-playing-professional-hockey-for-thirty-two/)

[Gordie Howe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordie-howe/)

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> [You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stone-cold-steve-austin/you-know-how-much-money-i-could-have-made-playing-professional/)

[Stone Cold Steve Austin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stone-cold-steve-austin/)

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> [I was 29 years old. I was still playing professional basketball. And then I get this opportunity, you know, of coaching. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-staley/i-was-29-years-old-i-was-still-playing-professional-basketball-and/)

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

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> [When I first got to college, in my mind, I was going to end up playing professional football. When I tell people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jovan-adepo/when-i-first-got-to-college-in-my-mind-i-was-going-to-end-up-playing/)

[Jovan Adepo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jovan-adepo/)

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> [It wasn't until after I received my education that I seriously looked at sports entertainment as a way to make a career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cena/it-wasn-t-until-after-i-received-my-education-that-i-seriously-looked/)

[John Cena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cena/)

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> [I can confirm that following specialist medical advice I am having to retire from playing professional football.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-mason/i-can-confirm-that-following-specialist-medical-advice-i-am-having-to/)

[Ryan Mason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-mason/)

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> [I didn't get playing professional golf until I was 25 years old. And I always said that if I could make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arnold-palmer/i-didn-t-get-playing-professional-golf-until-i-was-25-years-old-and-i/)

[Arnold Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arnold-palmer/)

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> [When I was 14 I wasn't even thinking of playing professional tennis. I was thinking of going to high school in Sweden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mats-wilander/when-i-was-14-i-wasn-t-even-thinking-of-playing-professional-tennis-i/)

[Mats Wilander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mats-wilander/)

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> [Playing professional sports, it's important to eat healthy and take care of your body. In the offseason, rest is really important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/troy-polamalu/playing-professional-sports-it-s-important-to-eat-healthy-and-take/)

[Troy Polamalu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/troy-polamalu/)

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> [I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little bitty boy. And my dream has finally become a reality, of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmitt-smith/i-have-been-a-cowboys-fan-since-i-was-a-little-bitty-boy-and-my-dream/)

[Emmitt Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmitt-smith/)

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> [It's funny, you can get over the win pretty quick and get ready for the next opponent. When you lose, it just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-romo/it-s-funny-you-can-get-over-the-win-pretty-quick-and-get-ready-for/)

[Tony Romo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-romo/)

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> [I'm not really good with authority, but you know, when the doctors said that I won't be playing professional tennis again ,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-philippoussis/i-m-not-really-good-with-authority-but-you-know-when-the-doctors-said/)

[Mark Philippoussis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-philippoussis/)

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> [I've been playing at a professional level for 17, 18 years now, and there's more to life. I love the game, don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-bellamy/i-ve-been-playing-at-a-professional-level-for-17-18-years-now-and/)

[Craig Bellamy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-bellamy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3e/craig-bellamy-10254_every-moment_i-ve-been-playing-at-a-professional-leve_725209.jpg)

> [It's funny: one of the strongest parts of my game today is heading, and that only really developed when I started playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-kompany/it-s-funny-one-of-the-strongest-parts-of-my-game-today-is-heading-and/)

[Vincent Kompany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-kompany/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/vincent-kompany-6926_funny_it-s-funny-one-of-the-strongest-parts-of_2857542.jpg)

> [I could have started playing professional at 16, 17 quite easily. For my position, I was far better than a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sol-campbell/i-could-have-started-playing-professional-at-16-17-quite-easily-for/)

[Sol Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sol-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/sol-campbell-7189_better_i-could-have-started-playing-professiona_3149307.jpg)

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