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title: "21 Started Play Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Started Play quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Started Play sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/gael-monfils-4124_enjoy_when-i-started-to-play-tennis-my-mum-tol_919449.jpg"
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> [When I started to play tennis my mum told me to enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gael-monfils/when-i-started-to-play-tennis-my-mum-told-me-to-enjoy/)

[Gael Monfils](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gael-monfils/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a52/gael-monfils-4124_enjoy_when-i-started-to-play-tennis-my-mum-tol_919449.jpg)

> [I started to play in the fourth grade and didn't score for, like, a whole year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-oden/i-started-to-play-in-the-fourth-grade-and-didn-t-score-for-like-a/)

[Greg Oden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-oden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/greg-oden-8368_fourth-grade_i-started-to-play-in-the-fourth-grade-an_584592.png)

> [Pearl Jam's 'Alive' is the reason I started to play music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coy-bowles/pearl-jam-s-alive-is-the-reason-i-started-to-play-music/)

[Coy Bowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coy-bowles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/coy-bowles-9517_alive_pearl-jam-s-alive-is-the-reason-i-starte_2087371.jpg)

> [I wish I had started to play the ukulele much earlier in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-skinner/i-wish-i-had-started-to-play-the-ukulele-much-earlier-in-life/)

[Frank Skinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-skinner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/frank-skinner-4400_life_i-wish-i-had-started-to-play-the-ukulele_441719.png)

> [From when I started to play with a ball I wanted to win everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-simeone/from-when-i-started-to-play-with-a-ball-i-wanted-to-win-everything/)

[Diego Simeone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-simeone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97b/diego-simeone-5025_ball_from-when-i-started-to-play-with-a-ball_2461726.jpg)

> [I was maybe only 13 or 14 when I started to play junior tournaments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jana-novotna/i-was-maybe-only-13-or-14-when-i-started-to-play-junior-tournaments/)

[Jana Novotna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jana-novotna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc2/jana-novotna-48646_junior_i-was-maybe-only-13-or-14-when-i-started_1434662.png)

> [I was as excited when Beckham started to play with us as I am with the arrival of Cristiano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raul/i-was-as-excited-when-beckham-started-to-play-with-us-as-i-am-with/)

[Raul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73e/raul-5400_excited_i-was-as-excited-when-beckham-started-to_3207241.jpg)

> [I was still on the bench at the beginning in Naples, then I started to play and I wanted to enjoy my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dries-mertens/i-was-still-on-the-bench-at-the-beginning-in-naples-then-i-started-to/)

[Dries Mertens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dries-mertens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/dries-mertens-16154_beginning_i-was-still-on-the-bench-at-the-beginnin_462496.jpg)

> [When I first started, I'd play to a few people. My mum would invite everyone she knew and the venue was filled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freya-ridings/when-i-first-started-i-d-play-to-a-few-people-my-mum-would-invite/)

[Freya Ridings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freya-ridings/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/freya-ridings-16178_everyone_when-i-first-started-i-d-play-to-a-few-p_1338141.jpg)

> [I started to play at four years old. I went to Corinthians at nine years old. Then, it started to become more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willian/i-started-to-play-at-four-years-old-i-went-to-corinthians-at-nine/)

[Willian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfc/willian-5316_four_i-started-to-play-at-four-years-old-i-we_3067696.jpg)

> [The bad press started to play a big part in how people perceived me, and I started playing on that too, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-polunin/the-bad-press-started-to-play-a-big-part-in-how-people-perceived-me/)

[Sergei Polunin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-polunin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/515/sergei-polunin-3855_bad_the-bad-press-started-to-play-a-big-part_2221736.jpg)

> [I started to play football when I was about 10; my father brought me to one school because there were more pitches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edin-dzeko/i-started-to-play-football-when-i-was-about-10-my-father-brought-me/)

[Edin Dzeko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edin-dzeko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d1/edin-dzeko-7454_father_i-started-to-play-football-when-i-was-ab_1372271.jpg)

> [On my youth teams, I always pretty good. I guess I just really started to play with some of my peers around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandon-ingram/on-my-youth-teams-i-always-pretty-good-i-guess-i-just-really-started/)

[Brandon Ingram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandon-ingram/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/brandon-ingram-6806_age_on-my-youth-teams-i-always-pretty-good-i_944491.jpg)

> [I started to play, like all kids do, not as a goalkeeper. I liked scoring goals; in the end, it's all about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gianluigi-buffon/i-started-to-play-like-all-kids-do-not-as-a-goalkeeper-i-liked/)

[Gianluigi Buffon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gianluigi-buffon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/gianluigi-buffon-11141_end_i-started-to-play-like-all-kids-do-not-a_1765061.jpg)

> [18 was a great year for me to change me in the right way. When I was 19 I started to play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrey-rublev/18-was-a-great-year-for-me-to-change-me-in-the-right-way-when-i-was/)

[Andrey Rublev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrey-rublev/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb2/andrey-rublev-6679_change_18-was-a-great-year-for-me-to-change-me_2079029.jpg)

> [My father was a really good athlete, so his pop-ups really were sky high. Eventually I learned how to judge them properly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/artie-lange/my-father-was-a-really-good-athlete-so-his-pop-ups-really-were-sky/)

[Artie Lange](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/artie-lange/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2e/artie-lange-7262_athlete_my-father-was-a-really-good-athlete-so-h_1772499.jpg)

> [My father loved to play the game, he never became a professional but when he was younger everyone would say he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar/my-father-loved-to-play-the-game-he-never-became-a-professional-but/)

[Oscar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/oscar-5291_father_my-father-loved-to-play-the-game-he-neve_1951604.jpg)

> [When I started to play, all the coaches said it didn't make sense for me to try to play tennis because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominika-cibulkova/when-i-started-to-play-all-the-coaches-said-it-didn-t-make-sense-for/)

[Dominika Cibulkova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominika-cibulkova/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/dominika-cibulkova-46580_because_when-i-started-to-play-all-the-coaches-s_504631.png)

> [When I started to play football as far I was concerned I just played football. I didn't want all the stuff around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-anelka/when-i-started-to-play-football-as-far-i-was-concerned-i-just-played/)

[Nicolas Anelka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-anelka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/nicolas-anelka-5255_far_when-i-started-to-play-football-as-far-i_456330.png)

> [It's the opportunity to play something completely different, responding to what happened just before you started to play, and I love that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-carlton/it-s-the-opportunity-to-play-something-completely-different/)

[Larry Carlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-carlton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/larry-carlton-46272_character_it-s-the-opportunity-to-play-something-c_2358165.jpg)

> [I started to play the guitar for a couple of years, which was fun. I still bring it out once in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dirk-nowitzki/i-started-to-play-the-guitar-for-a-couple-of-years-which-was-fun-i/)

[Dirk Nowitzki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dirk-nowitzki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/dirk-nowitzki-11188_bring_i-started-to-play-the-guitar-for-a-coupl_271376.png)

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