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title: "Best Started Playing Quotes"
description: "Browse 294 Started Playing quotes by 274 authors. Discover the best Started Playing sayings and thoughts."
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> [I started playing piano from a very young age, and I just loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/griff/i-started-playing-piano-from-a-very-young-age-and-i-just-loved-it/)

[Griff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/griff/)

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> [I studied chord theory and started playing the piano.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flea/i-studied-chord-theory-and-started-playing-the-piano/)

[Flea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flea/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [I started playing music when I was 12 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-jericho/i-started-playing-music-when-i-was-12-years-old/)

[Chris Jericho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-jericho/)

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> [I started playing in nightclubs when I was about 14 in Oklahoma.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leon-russell/i-started-playing-in-nightclubs-when-i-was-about-14-in-oklahoma/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dirnt/i-started-playing-bass-for-the-same-reason-everyone-else-does-i-m-a/)

[Mike Dirnt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dirnt/)

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> [As I started developing, as I started playing more tournaments and getting higher in the rankings, I saw I had massive potential.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sofia-kenin/as-i-started-developing-as-i-started-playing-more-tournaments-and/)

[Sofia Kenin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sofia-kenin/)

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> [When I first started playing guitar, I would sit in my room for hours and learn scales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julien-baker/when-i-first-started-playing-guitar-i-would-sit-in-my-room-for-hours/)

[Julien Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julien-baker/)

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> [I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lenny-breau/i-started-playing-jazz-by-slowing-down-tal-farlow-records-and/)

Lenny Breau

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> [Since I first started playing basketball, I have just loved it, and nothing has ever made me lose that love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-graham/since-i-first-started-playing-basketball-i-have-just-loved-it-and/)

[Ashley Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-graham/)

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> [Back in 2011, I was kind of shy. I wasn't as good because that was the year, also, when I started playing basketball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-embiid/back-in-2011-i-was-kind-of-shy-i-wasn-t-as-good-because-that-was-the/)

[Joel Embiid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-embiid/)

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> [I remember that I started playing brass - not so much because I had a calling but because I thought it looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-martin/i-remember-that-i-started-playing-brass-not-so-much-because-i-had-a/)

[Max Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-martin/)

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> [I started playing from the age of 11-12. I loved the game immediately but started playing the game seriously only in 1993-94.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahid-afridi/i-started-playing-from-the-age-of-11-12-i-loved-the-game-immediately/)

[Shahid Afridi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahid-afridi/)

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> [That's the way I started playing music: just playing guitar by myself in my room when I was a kid, and exploring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrianne-lenker/that-s-the-way-i-started-playing-music-just-playing-guitar-by-myself/)

[Adrianne Lenker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrianne-lenker/)

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> [I love playing football. I started playing for a school team, which is fun, and I play a lot of five a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-lewis/i-love-playing-football-i-started-playing-for-a-school-team-which-is/)

[Matthew Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-lewis/)

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> [I started playing with my dad, and football was my dream forever. Step by step, I learnt a lot. I worked really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pires/i-started-playing-with-my-dad-and-football-was-my-dream-forever-step/)

[Robert Pires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pires/)

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> [I think when I started playing against some of the best guys on the AAU circuit, I started to look at myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iman-shumpert/i-think-when-i-started-playing-against-some-of-the-best-guys-on-the/)

[Iman Shumpert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iman-shumpert/)

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> [I started playing soccer when I was 4 because my sister was doing it. It was my first organized sport, and my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelley-o-hara/i-started-playing-soccer-when-i-was-4-because-my-sister-was-doing-it/)

[Kelley O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelley-o-hara/)

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> [I just started playing music on the street and walking around with a fiddle, and I think that's kind of when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-fairfield/i-just-started-playing-music-on-the-street-and-walking-around-with-a/)

[Frank Fairfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-fairfield/)

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> [I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moses-malone/i-started-playing-ball-when-i-was-13-and-a-half-before-that-i-just/)

[Moses Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moses-malone/)

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> [When I started playing, my parents told me to go to university. They just said choose wisely and find something you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-mignolet/when-i-started-playing-my-parents-told-me-to-go-to-university-they/)

[Simon Mignolet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-mignolet/)

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> [I started playing the guitar when we started filming the pilot to 'Lost in Space,' which was way back in December of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mumy/i-started-playing-the-guitar-when-we-started-filming-the-pilot-to/)

[Bill Mumy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mumy/)

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> [I started playing drums at about seven or eight. My mom used to let me play with the pots and pans, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roshon-fegan/i-started-playing-drums-at-about-seven-or-eight-my-mom-used-to-let-me/)

[Roshon Fegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roshon-fegan/)

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> [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/)

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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/)

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> [I started making music... I guess I was 12, and I started playing 'Guitar Hero.' And you know, it got to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/post-malone/i-started-making-music-i-guess-i-was-12-and-i-started-playing-guitar/)

[Post Malone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/post-malone/)

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> [There was a show in Germany called Beat Club, and they had a lot of bands playing live. And I had this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ottmar-liebert/there-was-a-show-in-germany-called-beat-club-and-they-had-a-lot-of/)

[Ottmar Liebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ottmar-liebert/)

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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/)

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> [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 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 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/)

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> [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/)

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

E-40

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> [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/)

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> [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 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/)

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