Famous Quotes & Sayings

I hate being on the bench in a close game.

I felt like our bench was better and we wanted to play up-tempo as much as we could. I felt like we wore them down.

Bill Ford

I feel very good about our bench strength.

James Augustine

I don't usually get nervous for games, but I was nervous. I was sitting on the bench with two fouls and couldn't get calmed down.

Michelle Harrison

I don't think I've ever prayed so much in my life. But, hey, it worked. . . . It was fun and not fun. I trust my teammates, but being on the bench with the game on the line is one of the worst feelings in the world. I'm just so proud of my teammates.

To get 67 points from your bench ... there are nights when we don't get 67 as a team.

Hayden came off the bench and really gave us a nice lift.

Having another set of eyes on the bench with me is unbelievable. She's picking out things for me, and we truly coach as a team. I sit on her bench, she sits on mine and we listen to each other.

Flip Saunders

Going into this game we needed the bench to give us both good minutes and good production, which they did. Chicago plays physical, they play hard. But to our credit, we can play that way.

Tiger Woods

He's been the benchmark for every player that's ever played the game, at least in my generation.

He's been sitting on the bench all night, catching pitchers, a junior starts in front of him, and he didn't mope. I was very confident he would put it into play. ... He's the heart and soul of our team.

He's a very dedicated kid. Most impressive is, whether Donnie wins or loses, he's cheering on the other kids from the bench and that takes class.

Ashley Johnson

He seemed like a cool person to me. He sits by the benches with us while we are playing.

John Edward

His record, both on the bench and as an official in the Reagan and Bush administrations, showed that he is an ideologue who would put our fundamental rights at risk.

Jackson played a great game. Our bench stepped up and did a nice job of rebounding and screening.

Jackie Zender came off the bench in the second half and really sparked us.

I would take the bench role. And that's just the stage that I'm at in my career. I think I'm excited about a big-league opportunity, whichever opportunity it is at this point. ... I want to play at the highest level, and that's the major leagues and that's playing on a team like this.

Josh Barnett had a great game tonight. He is normally a bench player, but he stepped it up. He has been injured in the past, but he has been feeling better and doing great the past two weeks.

Jordan Long and Vince Pappas really did play well off the bench for us.

James Jones

Judge Michael was a wonderful person and will be sorely missed by his colleagues on the bench and the other members of our court family,

I think it has helped us to get on track. Fresh legs. My bench is long. We can play a lot of people and that helps. We can wear you down if you aren't careful.

It can have the same effect on the bench as a player taking it end to end on a scoring rush,

I think it's going to help us even more, knowing that we have another guy that's capable of scoring and we don't have to put so much pressure on our starters. Guys coming off the bench have to make plays and make shots.

I think it's always great to win, especially when you're confidence is in the balance. We've played a tough, grueling schedule. Texas A&M Corpus Christi was ranked 53 in the RPI (ratings percentage index). They may not be a household name, but they're a good team. We've played some good folks and hopefully we'll benefit. We just had more enthusiasm tonight, and we really fought hard. And it's nice when the bench comes in and produces.

I think it showed her the human side of the legal issues she'll confront. The question is: Who will she be as a judge? Will she bring those same sensitivities to the bench as a judge? My hope is that she will - just as Justice O'Connor did.

Michael Anderson

It could have been a real nasty situation. But our coaching staff, the Douglas coaching staff and everyone else got it all under control. None of the players off the bench or any of the fans in the stands ever made contact with any players.

Bobby Cox

He meant everything to us. He was one of our biggest contributors here for 3 1/2 years, I can honestly say that. Still can play defense, come off the bench and hit the best pitcher in baseball. Makes no difference to him.

He came off the bench and gave us a double-double. That's great. You don't see that off the bench very often.

He came off the bench and did a good job.

Byron Scott

We can go 10 deep very easily. Speedy is a guy that can play extended minutes for us off the bench and give us a boost. I loved the way he came out and got after it on defense and played hard.

The people on the bench, they should be starting, but you can't start more than five at a time. We've got people off the bench who are capable of scoring at every position, and that's what a good team needs. They've got to come together.

We've been trying to keep our rotation extended throughout the tournament. You tend to tighten up at this time of year. This year, I've worked hard on that part of coaching, to trust some of my bench guys.

What we are trying to do is to ... try and improve our bench strength.