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title: "8 Poor Player Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Such is life, my fellow-mummers-just like a poor player that bluffs and feints his hour upon the stage, and then cheapens down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-furphy/such-is-life-my-fellow-mummers-just-like-a-poor-player-that-bluffs/)

[Joseph Furphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-furphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/joseph-furphy-69316_art_such-is-life-my-fellow-mummers-just-like_92988.jpg)

> [Golf is the only game where the worst player gets the best of it. He obtains more out of it as regards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-lloyd-george/golf-is-the-only-game-where-the-worst-player-gets-the-best-of-it-he/)

[David Lloyd George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-lloyd-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58c/david-lloyd-george-9272_enjoyment_golf-is-the-only-game-where-the-worst-pl_178335.png)

> [This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/this-life-which-had-been-the-tomb-of-his-virtue-and-of-his-honour-is/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/william-shakespeare-4_been_this-life-which-had-been-the-tomb-of-his_239211.jpg)

> [“life's but a walking shadow ,a poor player who struts and frets his life upon the stage , and then is heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-s-but-a-walking-shadow-a-poor-player-who-struts-and-frets-his/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/932/anonymous-1_life_life-s-but-a-walking-shadow-a-poor-playe_376162.jpg)

> [The hardest thing about an easy match is making a weak opponent play poor. A poor player isn't poor because he tends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/the-hardest-thing-about-an-easy-match-is-making-a-weak-opponent-play/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/johan-cruijff-9968_balls_the-hardest-thing-about-an-easy-match-is_1928390.jpg)

> [In small space a player has to be capable of acting quickly. A good player who needs too much time can suddenly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johan-cruijff/in-small-space-a-player-has-to-be-capable-of-acting-quickly-a-good/)

[Johan Cruijff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johan-cruijff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe5/johan-cruijff-9968_acting_in-small-space-a-player-has-to-be-capabl_2221558.jpg)

> [“poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, at”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gleick/poor-player-that-struts-and-frets-his-hour-upon-the-stage-at/)

[James Gleick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gleick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bb/james-gleick-2623_poor_poor-player-that-struts-and-frets-his-ho_2476540.jpg)

> [Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/life-s-but-a-walking-shadow-a-poor-player-that-struts-and-frets-his/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/735/william-shakespeare-4_fury_life-s-but-a-walking-shadow-a-poor-playe_2532554.jpg)

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