Bench Quote by Dimitar Berbatov

I was a goalkeeper, but through my career, I spent almost as much time sitting on the bench as I did playing.

— Nuno Espirito Santo

I could have sat on the bench for a third year but I moved to West Brom from Liverpool to play. I love Liverpool…

— Rickie Lambert

This is why I had to go to Swansea. I didn't want to stay on the bench for another year.

— Gylfi Sigurdsson

I seldom was ever off my seat on the bench during the game.

— John Wooden

I had goals I wanted to reach. I didn't want to be just an average player.

— Ben Wallace

I had quite a tumultuous start to my career. I used to have two really good games but then my form would dip. I…

— Douglas Costa

I played in the school football team, as a striker, and in year 7 and 8 I was one of the leading goalscorers.

— Luke Campbell

I was still on the bench at the beginning in Naples, then I started to play and I wanted to enjoy my moments. I…

— Dries Mertens

I didn't always want to be a goalie.

— Carey Price

I never really thought about becoming the all-time top goalscorer. Because when I first signed for West Ham, I was just trying to get…

— Michail Antonio

Obviously, I couldn't imagine that my career would go so well. When I first started, I wanted to play out of goal. But there…

— Manuel Neuer

I never had a dream of being in the Premier League.

— Chris Wilder