Famous Quotes & Sayings

We had a good bench today. They really gave us a pick up. We got the lead early tonight and were able to get everyone involved in the flow of the game.

We knew it was going to be a battle. It was a great team effort. Five players in double figures, and everybody who came off the bench contributed something to win the game.

Richard Hamilton

We just knuckled down. We still felt we had an opportunity to win. Our bench did a great job of keeping us in the game. When we came in the game in the fourth quarter, we just wanted to execute every time down the floor and we did that.

I use that team as a bench mark. The kids were really committed. Their work ethic created the opportunity.

Mal Peet

The very provision of benches by the council or the corporation acknowledges the human need to be private in public, to be conspicuously idle, to have nothing better to do.

These are tests. Situations like this give you a benchmark with how society is doing with respect to racial harmony. If society hasn't passed this test, then we have the right to say we still have a problem with racism.

These are still no answers. I walked out of that room in utter shock. I was told they had a meeting, and it was unanimous that Shane had more weapons off the bench than me.

Dick Vermeil

To have that kind of talent on the bench and not give him an opportunity to use it, and maybe wear out Priest a little more, that was the whole thing I was thinking,

To have him on the bench with me today, there's no greater family moment. Give him the credit for my abilities. What I do is a reflection of him.

Phil Jackson

You have to have someone coming off the bench who has experience, knowledge and ability,

You have to have some of the starters out there in the mix with some of the guys off the bench because you don't want to just throw five cold guys fresh off the bench.

Richard Jefferson

We've really struggled in the second quarter the last couple games. (Tonight) we did OK in the first quarter, but then their bench comes in and we struggle. I'm not sure why, but we have to figure it out.

Wes is under the microscope more than any of our guys because we seem to play as he plays. I thought he gave us complete focus in the finals. Even when he got in foul trouble, he came to the bench and kept his focus.

We simply couldn't get enough stops. Simply put, they had some firepower off the bench that hurt us.

Throw me out of the game right from the get-go. Don't wait until the other bench starts chirping. You have a situation where there's a runner on third with one out, I'm not going to hit anybody. I'm going to put the (potential) winning run on the bases?

There's got to be a review of the rules and of the names of the people who participated in the fight, especially those who came off the bench or left their positions.

John Barth

There's no question we can bring some expertise, ... I'm sure they have some as well. But we're recognized as the benchmark in the industry on the automotive side.

There's no doubt we need all these guys. We understand that the deeper you go into your bench this time of the year, the better you are going to be.

Isn't it nice to have a kid come off the bench you've never heard of?

I've been ready for spring training since the day after last season ended. It was extremely frustrating to have to sit on the bench and watch for the last five weeks. I never want to have that happen again.

Tim Thomas

I've been in that situation before, just coming off the bench and being ready to play. There was a nice flow. A nice rhythm. It's just a matter of me getting a better feel each and every game.

I've been extremely pleased with our bench lately and we just need to keep it going in the right direction.

We were outscored 30-2 by Paine's bench in that game. There was no doubt that she would have made up that difference.

We felt that Bryan Robson set the tone for much of this from the first minute. He was insulting our players and our bench virtually from the start. After 57 seconds, he was out of the dug-out accusing Damien Duff of diving and shouting at the referee and that general tone continued.

We got some people with some fouls so we had to use a lot more people off the bench and they all came to play.

We got some girls in foul trouble and they had to sit down. We needed the whole bench tonight. It was nice to see everyone step up and contribute.

We expect Brittney Thomas to hit the 3-point shot; she is a good shooter. She provided us with a spark off the bench and defensive intensity.

We are trying to get the philosophy in the side that when people are on the bench that they haven't been dropped. They are actually going to play more games than the people who start and they make a massive impact when they come on.

We saw that even in the second quarter they were holding on to their shorts. We knew that we could use more people, and fortunately my bench played pretty well.

The kids that come off of the bench and don't play a lot their expectations won't be any lower next year. They would like a chance to play on a big floor like that and it's just good to get them in the game and get a little experience and maybe make them a little hungry.

The kids that came off the bench gave us a spark. Lauren Hare defensively, she got us a few big tips. Right when they were starting to make a run, she'd get a hand on the ball, a steal, and I think that was pretty big.

The kids that came off the bench did a really nice job for us. They got some key rebounds and played really good defense. We were able to sub pretty freely and not have to worry about things.

The kids really battled. The kids off the bench did a great job. All our kids played hard. They played their hearts out. We're going to be OK. We have just got to win one of these. We're going to be OK.