Bench Players Quotes

With the Selecao, every substitute is a starter in their club teams, so the competition is always top notch.

As a football team, we don't have any backups. We don't consider anybody a backup.

Modern football tends to bring out the narcissism of those who sit on the bench.

There are guys on different teams across the league who are bench guys, and guys who that - that's their role, to be on the bench encouraging guys to play hard and get good minutes.

I got into a few games after they were hopelessly won or hopelessly lost, you know, when they put the substitutes in, and finally the water boy, and then me. That is the way it worked.

Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of being paid like NBA, NFL and soccer and baseball athletes. They have that cushion where they can kind of hang out. Even the guys on the bench. But for us, we don't fight, we don't get paid and that's the scary reality to it all.

I understand that at the end of the day it's about winning and if you win, we all look good - whether you come of the bench or you start.

I've always gotten doubled. Coming off the bench, people try to eliminate bench scorers, so that's been my experience for years now. You just find ways to beat it.

I would want to work with guys that maybe aren't starters, guys that are the fourth or fifth option.

Individual grievances and pet peeves have got to go by the wayside. Generally, you don't have to worry about the guys who are playing every day, it's the guys who are sitting on the bench that are the ones that get needles in their pants.

It is very difficult when I have to choose a first 11 because I understand the feelings that players gave when players are on the bench; it is very difficult.

When you bring one of your top scorers, your top players off the bench, it really gives your team balance.

It would be worse if I have players who are happy if they sit on the bench, because that doesn't mean that we develop our game.