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title: "8 Sure Game Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Pessimism is, in brief, playing the sure game. You cannot lose at it; you may gain. It is the only view of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/pessimism-is-in-brief-playing-the-sure-game-you-cannot-lose-at-it-you/)

[Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a69/thomas-hardy-410_children_pessimism-is-in-brief-playing-the-sure-g_674567.jpg)

> [I don't want to be one of those players towards the end - nothing against those guys who've done it like that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-gonzalez/i-don-t-want-to-be-one-of-those-players-towards-the-end-nothing/)

[Tony Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-gonzalez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/tony-gonzalez-3785_end_i-don-t-want-to-be-one-of-those-players_695820.jpg)

> [I would be at horse shows by myself for weeks, and I had to make sure I was on my game at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bella-hadid/i-would-be-at-horse-shows-by-myself-for-weeks-and-i-had-to-make-sure/)

[Bella Hadid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bella-hadid/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/bella-hadid-18171_game_i-would-be-at-horse-shows-by-myself-for_836669.jpg)

> [I am sure my own game is improving by playing in Serie A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gonzalo-higuain/i-am-sure-my-own-game-is-improving-by-playing-in-serie-a/)

[Gonzalo Higuain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gonzalo-higuain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/gonzalo-higuain-16705_am_i-am-sure-my-own-game-is-improving-by-pl_1156749.png)

> [Please don't ask me what the score is. I'm not even sure what the game is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashleigh-brilliant/please-don-t-ask-me-what-the-score-is-i-m-not-even-sure-what-the-game/)

[Ashleigh Brilliant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashleigh-brilliant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/ashleigh-brilliant-944_ask-me_please-don-t-ask-me-what-the-score-is-i_1967140.png)

> [You work to make sure that, in the game, everybody knows where they're supposed to be at, and sometimes it works, sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyronn-lue/you-work-to-make-sure-that-in-the-game-everybody-knows-where-they-re/)

[Tyronn Lue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyronn-lue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/tyronn-lue-15024_football_you-work-to-make-sure-that-in-the-game-e_2366678.jpg)

> [I have always made sure that I put my game ahead of anything else, sometimes even before friends and family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohan-bopanna/i-have-always-made-sure-that-i-put-my-game-ahead-of-anything-else/)

[Rohan Bopanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohan-bopanna/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/rohan-bopanna-56007_ahead_i-have-always-made-sure-that-i-put-my-ga_2700283.jpg)

> [I constantly try to humble myself; if you don't, I'm sure the game is going to find a way to humble you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-longoria/i-constantly-try-to-humble-myself-if-you-don-t-i-m-sure-the-game-is/)

[Evan Longoria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-longoria/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/evan-longoria-49755_games_i-constantly-try-to-humble-myself-if-you_2770713.jpg)

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