--- title: "8 Role Players Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Role Players quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Role Players sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/gift-gugu-mona-338_gift-gugu-mona-leade_leadership-is-not-a-sports-game-that-is_22859.jpg" --- > [“Leadership is not a sports game. That is why it does not require players. It only requires role players because leadership is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gift-gugu-mona/leadership-is-not-a-sports-game-that-is-why-it-does-not-require/) [Gift Gugu Mona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gift-gugu-mona/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/gift-gugu-mona-338_gift-gugu-mona-leade_leadership-is-not-a-sports-game-that-is_22859.jpg) > [When your role players start stepping up and playing good basketball, it's a good sign.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up-and-playing-good-basketball/) [Danny Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/danny-green-5868_basketball_when-your-role-players-start-stepping-up_100650.jpg) > [Give role players love. Praise can be most valuable when it’s merited by someone whose supporting role is often overlooked](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-parcells/give-role-players-love-praise-can-be-most-valuable-when-it-s-merited/) [Bill Parcells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-parcells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee5/bill-parcells-3920_giving_give-role-players-love-praise-can-be-mos_541784.png) > [Your superstars are going to do what they do, but most teams win playoff games by what role players step up. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-green/your-superstars-are-going-to-do-what-they-do-but-most-teams-win/) [Danny Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/danny-green-5868_far_your-superstars-are-going-to-do-what-the_804370.jpg) > [The coach and support staff's role is to get the players in the most brilliant frame of mind to execute things and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-shastri/the-coach-and-support-staff-s-role-is-to-get-the-players-in-the-most/) [Ravi Shastri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-shastri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/ravi-shastri-4954_coach_the-coach-and-support-staff-s-role-is-to_1282718.jpg) > [The thing about playing basketball in Houston was we had a great coach, great system, and we had guys that believed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-horry/the-thing-about-playing-basketball-in-houston-was-we-had-a-great/) [Robert Horry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-horry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/robert-horry-9362_basketball_the-thing-about-playing-basketball-in-ho_1796045.png) > [That's how the WNBA is a lot of times. It's being in the right place at the right time and fulfilling a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-bird/that-s-how-the-wnba-is-a-lot-of-times-it-s-being-in-the-right-place/) [Sue Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/sue-bird-4568_place_that-s-how-the-wnba-is-a-lot-of-times-it_1990806.jpg) > [You can find role players everywhere, but you can't find stars everywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-dudley/you-can-find-role-players-everywhere-but-you-can-t-find-stars/) [Jared Dudley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-dudley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/jared-dudley-6512_everywhere_you-can-find-role-players-everywhere-but_2159227.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/role-players/#itemlist", "name": "Role Players Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Leadership is not a sports game. 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