Basketball Quote by Julius Erving

I wanted to challenge myself to reach my full potential as a player.

— Avery Bradley

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

Sometimes I was getting bored playing in youth games and in the reserves; I didn't think it was challenging. I always wanted to be…

— Jordan Pickford

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

You don't want to be on the bench thinking, 'Why am I not playing?'

— Callum Hudson-Odoi

That was one of the toughest things for me, mentally. I was quite broken. Everything was going great, I played a few games, I…

— Nathan Ake

It was my task to train hard and respect my team-mates all the time I wasn't playing or was on the bench, so I…

— Jan Vertonghen

You don't want to stay on the bench. You want to play every game.

— Samir Nasri

I wanted to prove people wrong who didn't think I could play at this level. I also wanted to take care of my family.…

— Jermaine O'Neal

I wanted to avoid service, because I was on the road to becoming a professional basketball player.

— Dirk Nowitzki

I was 16 and went straight into the reserves. I had to adapt to the language, adapt to a new country, adapt to a…

— Patrick van Aanholt

I was a great practice player. I knew I wasn't going to play, but I wanted to do my part in helping the rest…

— Rudy Ruettiger