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title: "10 Strong Players Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Strong Players quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Strong Players sayings and thoughts."
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> [My partnership with Gilardino works well and we can go far together. We've shown we're strong players.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luca-toni/my-partnership-with-gilardino-works-well-and-we-can-go-far-together/)

[Luca Toni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luca-toni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/luca-toni-14194_far_my-partnership-with-gilardino-works-well_1103144.jpg)

> [Mourinho was always very strong for his players, and you needed to deliver for him. For me, it was good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arjen-robben/mourinho-was-always-very-strong-for-his-players-and-you-needed-to/)

[Arjen Robben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arjen-robben/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/573/arjen-robben-6917_always_mourinho-was-always-very-strong-for-his_333938.png)

> [Most strong players are completely self-centered… They are blind to how other people feel or else simply don't care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-lautier/most-strong-players-are-completely-self-centered-they-are-blind-to/)

[Joel Lautier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-lautier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f22/joel-lautier-248753_blind_most-strong-players-are-completely-self_763219.png)

> [You can win with strong players, but you cannot win with angels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberto-mancini/you-can-win-with-strong-players-but-you-cannot-win-with-angels/)

[Roberto Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberto-mancini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/roberto-mancini-4447_angel_you-can-win-with-strong-players-but-you_1999511.jpg)

> [It is important to have tough and strong players to win back the ball and give consistency to a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-davids/it-is-important-to-have-tough-and-strong-players-to-win-back-the-ball/)

[Edgar Davids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-davids/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/edgar-davids-5322_back_it-is-important-to-have-tough-and-strong_2854685.png)

> [There are so many strong players that everything has to go right for you to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hikaru-nakamura/there-are-so-many-strong-players-that-everything-has-to-go-right-for/)

[Hikaru Nakamura](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hikaru-nakamura/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/967/hikaru-nakamura-11780_everything_there-are-so-many-strong-players-that-ev_1317807.png)

> [England have always had individually strong players, and I am a huge fan of Stevie Gerrard, who has the heart of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaka/england-have-always-had-individually-strong-players-and-i-am-a-huge/)

[Kaka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/kaka-7870_ability_england-have-always-had-individually-str_623833.jpg)

> [In Naples, I was very lucky to find my players adapted to my way of football. They were strong as players and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurizio-sarri/in-naples-i-was-very-lucky-to-find-my-players-adapted-to-my-way-of/)

[Maurizio Sarri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurizio-sarri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/maurizio-sarri-20514_find_in-naples-i-was-very-lucky-to-find-my-pl_1691321.jpg)

> [A team is strong because they have players who have different characteristics, but they are all important so sometimes the needs of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tite/a-team-is-strong-because-they-have-players-who-have-different/)

[Tite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tite/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c45/tite-5980_game_a-team-is-strong-because-they-have-playe_1003101.jpg)

> [Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-kasparov/boris-vasilievich-was-the-only-top-class-player-of-his-generation-who/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/garry-kasparov-910_chess_boris-vasilievich-was-the-only-top-class_854052.png)

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