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Game Quotes

From the golf course to the chessboard.

This page uses "game" loosely — from a famously dismissive take on golf as a waste of effort, to praise for the creativity found in game development compared with feature filmmaking. If gaming culture specifically interests you, see Games quotes.

As for Kaka, he is a superstar... someone who can change the tempo of the game as well as the team.

Quotes by Manuel Pellegrini

That's what I'm tryin' to achieve. I want to be a heavyweight in this game, and I'm tryin' to get the big money. By the same token, the title 'Big Money Heavyweight' applies to everybody in the world. That's what...

Quotes by Mannie Fresh

The reason that I like 'Game of Thrones' is because it's based on all these royal families. And it's cutthroat - just like hip-hop. It's all about positioning and figuring out who's going to last.

Quotes by Mannie Fresh

I just try to enjoy the game, play with a smile on my face, and be the best I can be.

Quotes by Manny Machado

I've been doing this since I was a kid. I'm always going to play the game with a smile on my face, blowing bubbles, sunflower seeds, whatever it is. That's just who I am.

Quotes by Manny Machado

I try to get in people's heads. My job is to get the ball, so if I'm talking trash to an O-lineman or quarterback or receiver, and they start thinking about me, that's good, because they aren't thinking about the...

Quotes by Malik Jackson

Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game?

Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

Oftentimes, even myself as I've come through my entire career from high school all the way up here, everything has been football, football, football. And then you realize that life is much bigger than this game, especially when you start...

Quotes by Malcolm Jenkins

I think, as a rookie, what guys need to be judged on most coming in the league is feel. Not skill, not shooting, not stats, not even passing, but that feel for the game, the ability to read situations and...

Quotes by Malcolm Brogdon

The game is about making the right decisions.

Quotes by Malcolm Brogdon

We try to pride ourselves in having a chip and being hungry every game.

Quotes by Malcolm Brogdon

The big thing that Giannis brings to the game for us is pace, being able to get up and down the floor and play fast. We got to continue to do that and not lose momentum when he comes out...

Quotes by Malcolm Brogdon

It's never black and white on 'Game of Thrones.' If you think it's black and white, you're watching it wrong.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

People are like, 'What's Game of Thrones about?' I'm like, 'It's in the title.' For real, this is a game for the Iron Throne. No matter what character you are, you're sucked into that at some point.

Quotes by Maisie Williams

If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music, throwing socks in a laundry basket - they could be sowing the seeds of great habits...

Quotes by Magnus Scheving

I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all.

Quotes by Mahesh Bhupathi

Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.

Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.

Quotes by Magnus Carlsen

Twitter is now an anger video game for many users. It is the only platform on which people feel free to say things they'd never say to someone's face.

Quotes by Maggie Haberman

Being away from the game and just remembering why I love competing and all of that, I think it helped me tremendously.

Quotes by Madison Keys

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "game" show up on this page?
Quite a few - from golf as a literal outdoor game, to video game development and its creative merit, to a chess metaphor used to describe the strategic and inevitable loss of a war.
Is there a quote critical of golf?
Yes, one quote calls golf "the most useless outdoor game ever devised to waste the time and try the spirit of man" - a pointed, unflattering take on the sport.
Are there quotes about video game development?
Yes, two of them. One argues that game makers show just as much creativity as feature filmmakers, if not more. Another notes a certain arrogance among "Hollywood" types that doesn't sit well with game developers. For more from that world, see the Gamer and Games pages.
Is there a quote that uses a game as a metaphor for something bigger?
Yes - one quote compares Germany's position in a war to "an end game in chess," where the loss was as certain as losing a chess endgame from a weaker position. For more strategic framing like this, check out the Game Plan page.
Is there anything here for fans of games as entertainment or fandom?
These particular quotes focus more on golf, war strategy, and game development than franchises, but if that's what you're after, the Game Of Thrones page is a good next stop.

There's also a striking historical metaphor here, comparing a losing military position to an endgame in chess where the outcome is already decided. For competitive framing elsewhere, try Game Plan quotes or Gamer quotes.