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title: "294 Started Playing Quotes by 274 authors"
description: "Browse 294 Started Playing quotes by 274 authors. Discover the best Started Playing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I started out playing 'Chopsticks.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-russell/i-started-out-playing-chopsticks/)

[Leon Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leon-russell/)

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> [I started playing guitar because of seeing Steve Vai.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nita-strauss/i-started-playing-guitar-because-of-seeing-steve-vai/)

[Nita Strauss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nita-strauss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/nita-strauss-9769_because_i-started-playing-guitar-because-of-seei_2841248.jpg)

> [I started playing tennis when I was 4 or 5 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-kvitova/i-started-playing-tennis-when-i-was-4-or-5-years-old/)

[Petra Kvitova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-kvitova/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f44/petra-kvitova-4708_old_i-started-playing-tennis-when-i-was-4-or_1078921.png)

> [When I was 11 years old, I started playing guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyclef-jean/when-i-was-11-years-old-i-started-playing-guitar/)

[Wyclef Jean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyclef-jean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/wyclef-jean-4734_guitar_when-i-was-11-years-old-i-started-playin_180544.png)

> [I started playing the guitar and singing at about 11 or 12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake-bell/i-started-playing-the-guitar-and-singing-at-about-11-or-12/)

[Drake Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake-bell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/drake-bell-27101_about_i-started-playing-the-guitar-and-singing_1049121.png)

> [I started playing guitar by the time I was 9.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-pardi/i-started-playing-guitar-by-the-time-i-was-9/)

[Jon Pardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-pardi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/jon-pardi-9988_guitar_i-started-playing-guitar-by-the-time-i-w_1640598.jpg)

> [I started playing piano when I was 6, ukulele at 7.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlene-carter/i-started-playing-piano-when-i-was-6-ukulele-at-7/)

[Carlene Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlene-carter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/carlene-carter-8671_piano_i-started-playing-piano-when-i-was-6-uku_1520086.jpg)

> [I started playing guitar kind of by accident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-cabrera/i-started-playing-guitar-kind-of-by-accident/)

[Ryan Cabrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-cabrera/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f35/ryan-cabrera-27824_accidents_i-started-playing-guitar-kind-of-by-acci_2792836.jpg)

> [I started playing in goal because I 'struggled to run as fast as the strikers and the other players out there. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ederson/i-started-playing-in-goal-because-i-struggled-to-run-as-fast-as-the/)

[Ederson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ederson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/ederson-8076_fast_i-started-playing-in-goal-because-i-stru_394690.jpg)

> [When I first started playing, we practiced nine hours a day. Five and a half to six hours of those were working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-kukoc/when-i-first-started-playing-we-practiced-nine-hours-a-day-five-and-a/)

[Toni Kukoc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-kukoc/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/toni-kukoc-5248_day_when-i-first-started-playing-we-practice_590818.png)

> [I did three club tours before I started playing concert halls, and the clubs were half full the first time around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-did-three-club-tours-before-i-started-playing-concert-halls-and-the/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/john-prine-3521_club_i-did-three-club-tours-before-i-started_708863.jpg)

> [Me and my friends started playing because we loved the game and the social aspect of it. We weren't dreaming of playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-james/me-and-my-friends-started-playing-because-we-loved-the-game-and-the/)

[David James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/david-james-4110_england_me-and-my-friends-started-playing-becaus_202759.png)

> [When I was six, I started playing futsal for Canto do Rio until I was ten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vinicius-junior/when-i-was-six-i-started-playing-futsal-for-canto-do-rio-until-i-was/)

[Vinicius Junior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vinicius-junior/)

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> [I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-swoopes/i-have-accomplished-everything-i-set-out-to-accomplish-when-i-started/)

[Sheryl Swoopes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-swoopes/)

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> [I started playing piano when I was around four; thats my first passion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/condola-rashad/i-started-playing-piano-when-i-was-around-four-thats-my-first-passion/)

[Condola Rashad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/condola-rashad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/condola-rashad-18757_firsts_i-started-playing-piano-when-i-was-aroun_2013605.png)

> [Since I started playing in the Premier League, I haven't really got a social life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerwyn-price/since-i-started-playing-in-the-premier-league-i-haven-t-really-got-a/)

[Gerwyn Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerwyn-price/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/gerwyn-price-19317_football_since-i-started-playing-in-the-premier-l_2333028.jpg)

> [My son, he is the reason I got involved. It's been a joy to be around him and teach him the stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/my-son-he-is-the-reason-i-got-involved-it-s-been-a-joy-to-be-around/)

[Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/)

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> [I started playing the violin at age 3, and I was very fortunate because there were people who heard me who were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-ramone/i-started-playing-the-violin-at-age-3-and-i-was-very-fortunate/)

[Phil Ramone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-ramone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/phil-ramone-36734_age_i-started-playing-the-violin-at-age-3-an_106239.jpg)

> [I started playing in my first band when I was 12. I like to date myself by saying I was in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-murphy/i-started-playing-in-my-first-band-when-i-was-12-i-like-to-date/)

[James Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b2/james-murphy-4684_age_i-started-playing-in-my-first-band-when_2474091.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 started playing because my brother played, and my sister played because I played. We all used to play every day together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reece-james/i-started-playing-because-my-brother-played-and-my-sister-played/)

[Reece James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reece-james/)

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> [I started out playing big bands shows and different things. I was with several different small bands and groups, doing comedy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-blaine/i-started-out-playing-big-bands-shows-and-different-things-i-was-with/)

[Hal Blaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-blaine/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec0/hal-blaine-74468_band_i-started-out-playing-big-bands-shows-an_2867109.jpg)

> [I started playing golf after a broken knee led me to quit my career as an elite gymnast. It wasn't long before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paige-spiranac/i-started-playing-golf-after-a-broken-knee-led-me-to-quit-my-career/)

[Paige Spiranac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paige-spiranac/)

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> [My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tori-amos/my-mother-says-i-was-two-and-a-half-when-i-started-playing-my-father/)

[Tori Amos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tori-amos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/tori-amos-679_billie-holiday_my-mother-says-i-was-two-and-a-half-when_85141.png)

> [The piano has been a love of mine ever since I started playing in college, so having the chance to play a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-carlisle/the-piano-has-been-a-love-of-mine-ever-since-i-started-playing-in/)

[Rick Carlisle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-carlisle/)

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> [I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/i-started-playing-chess-when-i-was-five-years-old-i-learned-the-moves/)

[Garry Kasparov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-kasparov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/garry-kasparov-910_about_i-started-playing-chess-when-i-was-five_2490272.png)

> [“We played for about half an hour before I realized we were actually playing two different games. What I’d thought of as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-parke/we-played-for-about-half-an-hour-before-i-realized-we-were-actually/)

[Graham Parke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-parke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/graham-parke-9887_humor_we-played-for-about-half-an-hour-before_3039967.jpg)

> [I actually started playing drums because my older brother did and I grew up always wanting to impress my big brothers so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-ledger/i-actually-started-playing-drums-because-my-older-brother-did-and-i/)

[Jen Ledger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-ledger/)

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> [I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karch-kiraly/i-was-fortunate-to-start-the-sport-at-a-young-age-i-was-6-years-old/)

[Karch Kiraly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karch-kiraly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/karch-kiraly-3070_age_i-was-fortunate-to-start-the-sport-at-a_149369.jpg)

> [I started playing guitar at the age of 8 or 9 years. Very early, and I was like already into pop music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-fennesz/i-started-playing-guitar-at-the-age-of-8-or-9-years-very-early-and-i/)

[Christian Fennesz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-fennesz/)

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> [I'm always a little leery about doing shows where I'm not the headliner because when I first started playing in 1982 I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/i-m-always-a-little-leery-about-doing-shows-where-i-m-not-the/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/al-yankovic-3837_decision_i-m-always-a-little-leery-about-doing-sh_1414327.jpg)

> [My step-dad started playing hockey in Detroit so we moved and I had to start home school. I started watching movies since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-r-mcqueen/my-step-dad-started-playing-hockey-in-detroit-so-we-moved-and-i-had/)

[Steven R. McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-r-mcqueen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/steven-r-mcqueen-24407_actor_my-step-dad-started-playing-hockey-in-de_1143570.png)

> [I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackson-browne/i-started-playing-the-trumpet-when-i-was-about-eight/)

[Jackson Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackson-browne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/369/jackson-browne-4505_eight_i-started-playing-the-trumpet-when-i-was_798055.png)

> [I started playing drums in the 4th grade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-40/i-started-playing-drums-in-the-4th-grade/)

[E-40](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-40/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/e-40-4069_drums_i-started-playing-drums-in-the-4th-grade_1879772.png)

> [Good Charlotte is the reason I started playing guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-hemmings/good-charlotte-is-the-reason-i-started-playing-guitar/)

[Luke Hemmings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-hemmings/)

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> [In my country, that's where I started playing. I was a No. 10.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelechi-iheanacho/in-my-country-that-s-where-i-started-playing-i-was-a-no-10/)

[Kelechi Iheanacho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelechi-iheanacho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e41/kelechi-iheanacho-6548_country_in-my-country-that-s-where-i-started-pla_2700120.jpg)

> [I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-garoppolo/i-started-playing-quarterback-my-junior-year-of-high-school/)

[Jimmy Garoppolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-garoppolo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4a/jimmy-garoppolo-26073_football_i-started-playing-quarterback-my-junior_2846480.jpg)

> [We started playing music because of the Wu-Tang Clan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gourley/we-started-playing-music-because-of-the-wu-tang-clan/)

[John Gourley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gourley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/john-gourley-8080_because_we-started-playing-music-because-of-the_2804380.jpg)

> [I started playing guitar when I was 14.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rostam-batmanglij/i-started-playing-guitar-when-i-was-14/)

[Rostam Batmanglij](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rostam-batmanglij/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e82/rostam-batmanglij-3648_guitar_i-started-playing-guitar-when-i-was-14-1_1316473.jpg)

> [I started playing football in the streets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fabio-cannavaro/i-started-playing-football-in-the-streets/)

[Fabio Cannavaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fabio-cannavaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/fabio-cannavaro-5879_football_i-started-playing-football-in-the-street_1210862.jpg)

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