Bench Quote by Tyler Herro

I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.

— Jack Butland

Like all players, I prefer to start games, but when you watch from the bench you become anxious to get on and play and…

— Serge Gnabry

Preparation occurs in the week before the game, and continues during the game as you notice trends and talk to the coaches when you're…

— Mark Schlereth

If I'm starting, I'm gonna do that, that's the main goal for me, to be the best player I can be. But being on…

— Pascal Siakam

I think when you're starting you have more of a luxury. You know you're going to play 33, 35, 37 minutes per game, so…

— Jamal Crawford

For me, being a starter doesn't matter. Of course, I'd like to be in at the end of the game, to be a big…

— Sue Wicks

People expect you to play your best, so I go through a routine to prepare myself so that I know I'm physically and mentally…

— Nomar Garciaparra

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what…

— Joe Torre

I don't care about starting or coming off the bench or anything like that. To me, whatever role I'm in I'm going to try…

— J. J. Redick

When you play, you do not ask yourself how it feels to be on the bench. You have to live it to understand how…

— Fernando Torres

The advantage of not starting is you're sitting back, looking at the game and saying, 'OK, we need rebounding,' or 'We need hustle points.'…

— Rasheed Wallace

Everybody has to be ready to play and compete at the highest level. You can't control if someone is going to be out.

— Dennis Schroder