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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.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays the pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Quotes by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

There is no reason to change this system. I don't think we'll abandon it. For us the most important thing is to be compact in the back. That's the kind of game we have to play here and it will...

Quotes by Oliver Kahn

Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs.

Quotes by Oliver Kahn

A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters.

Quotes by Oliver Kahn

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.

Quotes by Octavio Paz

I had always wanted to lend my voice to a character. I did a voice for this video game, called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun.

Quotes by Odette Annable

I did a voice for this video game called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun. I had a great time, especially since I could show up in PJs and not have to worry about how I looked.

Quotes by Odette Annable

I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.

Quotes by Novak Djokovic

The confidence is there, the game is there, but physically you can't fight nature sometimes. You can't do much about it.

Quotes by Novak Djokovic

Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.

Quotes by Novak Djokovic

Our ambition is to win every game regardless of the opponent.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

Every game is a chance to improve.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

I have this absurd feeling that I can win every game with any team.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

I'm a coach who likes to have the ball, but what I really think is, 'How can you be in charge of the game?' I think, but maybe I am the only one, that the defensive process can take care...

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

All coaches say, 'We want to control the game. We want the ball. Blah, blah, blah, blah,' but it's impossible to have the ball all the time.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

When you realise that the ball is faster than you, you say to yourself, 'OK, I love the game. I want to go on in this game, but not as a player.'

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

Knowing that the teams in front of us are sometimes better than you, you have to recognise that and be humble. It's part of the game.

Quotes by Nuno Espirito Santo

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

Quotes by Nursultan Nazarbayev

There was a time when all the actors were saying, 'We should get residuals on videogames.' I just kept going, 'You don't have any idea what goes into making a game, do you?'

Quotes by Nolan North

Because Naughty Dog relies on their facial team to hand animate the faces of each game character and they do such a remarkable job, I think you can be more realistic with your acting. It gives the story and what's...

Quotes by Nolan North

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.