--- title: "1 Practice Play Quotes By Ali Daei" description: "1 Practice Play quotes by Ali Daei. Plus more from Ali Daei and more Practice Play sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/ali-daei-14655_europe_when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-playe_1759091.jpg" --- > [When I played in Europe, wherever I played, players knew in advance about their schedule, when was the time to practice, to play and to rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-played-players-knew-in-advance/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/ali-daei-14655_europe_when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-playe_1759091.jpg) ## More by Ali Daei > [I think football gave Iranians a reason to once again think about their country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/i-think-football-gave-iranians-a-reason-to-once-again-think-about/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [The World Cup is every footballer's dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/the-world-cup-is-every-footballer-s-dream/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [I am very honored to be named Asian Player of the Year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/i-am-very-honored-to-be-named-asian-player-of-the-year/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [We don't have the unity that other races like Turkish, Russian and Yugoslavs have. If Iranians become more united, not only will we succeed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/we-don-t-have-the-unity-that-other-races-like-turkish-russian-and/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [I don't like to talk about myself, but I can say that Sardar is a big player, along with someone like Karim Ansarifard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/i-don-t-like-to-talk-about-myself-but-i-can-say-that-sardar-is-a-big/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [Ali Karimi is a nice guy and deserves to return to the national team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/ali-karimi-is-a-nice-guy-and-deserves-to-return-to-the-national-team/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [I'm quite confident Sardar can make a move from Russia to a top level club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/i-m-quite-confident-sardar-can-make-a-move-from-russia-to-a-top-level/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [I'm happy with the memories of Germany - I lived and played there for five years, and made lots of good friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/i-m-happy-with-the-memories-of-germany-i-lived-and-played-there-for/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [Iran has been strong in individual sports like wrestling, judo and weightlifting, but we have never excelled at team sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/iran-has-been-strong-in-individual-sports-like-wrestling-judo-and/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [We were thrilled to reach France in 1998 but our failure to make the finals in the U.S.A. in 1994 and South Korea and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/we-were-thrilled-to-reach-france-in-1998-but-our-failure-to-make-the/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [Fans expectations are understandably high and we need to meet them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/fans-expectations-are-understandably-high-and-we-need-to-meet-them/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [For a given match, I can only select 18 players and at most 14 would play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/for-a-given-match-i-can-only-select-18-players-and-at-most-14-would/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [Playing in Europe has been very good for our players in making progress and if more come here then I think it will help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/playing-in-europe-has-been-very-good-for-our-players-in-making/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [I used to leave home without my football uniform and my mother would smuggle it out for me so that I could play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/i-used-to-leave-home-without-my-football-uniform-and-my-mother-would/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) > [Sepahan of Isfahan and Steel Azin offered me to take charge of their teams. I didn't want to come back to football at that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/sepahan-of-isfahan-and-steel-azin-offered-me-to-take-charge-of-their/) [Ali Daei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-daei/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/practice-play/ali-daei/#itemlist", "name": "1 Practice Play Quotes By Ali Daei", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I played in Europe, wherever I played, players knew in advance about their schedule, when was the time to practice, to play and to rest.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ali Daei" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-daei/when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-played-players-knew-in-advance/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/ali-daei-14655_europe_when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-playe_1759091.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/ali-daei-14655_europe_when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-playe_1759091.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/ali-daei-14655_europe_when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-playe_1759091.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I played in Europe, wherever I played, players knew in advance about their schedule, when was the time…” — Ali Daei", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/practice-play/ali-daei/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/practice-play/ali-daei/", "name": "Practice Play Quotes by Ali Daei", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/practice-play/ali-daei/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/ali-daei-14655_europe_when-i-played-in-europe-wherever-i-playe_1759091.jpg" }, "description": "1 Practice Play quotes by Ali Daei. 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