Famous Quotes & Sayings

We pretty much cleared the benches by early in the third quarter. We played a lot of kids, which was nice, ... I would say a large number of kids had two or more quarters. There were very few starters who had four quarters, and the only ones who did were kids who were filling in on a special team here or there in the fourth quarter.

Al Jarreau

I grew up the son of a Seventh Day Adventist minister, so I was really close to the church and sang church music between sips at my bottle, you know? I sat on the piano bench next to my mother. She was the church organist, so that music is deeply inside of me.

We're leaving early because Johnny Bench just broke our spirits,

Flip Saunders

We're not going to chase that record, but if it comes, it comes. Our focus right now is health and staying sharp. We're going to rest some guys and give our bench extended minutes to get them ready for the playoffs.

We sent in our big guys to get a couple of clutch rebounds and they did that. You've got to have bench play like that.

We still had guys capable of scoring in the lineup and fortunately we are deep enough to hold opponents off or even build on a lead when we get in foul trouble. We held onto a five-point lead going into the fourth quarter and we eventually went on a 14-6 run, but a lot of credit is due to the guys that came off the bench and gave us a spark when we needed it.

We had some great bench play today. Carrie, Annika and Leah came in and gave us some great scoring and great defense to change the tide.

Those free throws really sealed it. She came off the bench and played very well for us.

We actually widened our margin with Kane on the bench and that's a big indicator of some players wanting to step up.

Flip Saunders

We'd like to start getting our bench in that 70- to 80-minute range to give our starters some rest.

We would like the bench to reflect the diversity of the community at large.

John Tortorella

We'll see him five more times, so we have to deal with it. Our big point was to get shots off. What I liked was, nobody on the bench got frustrated.

We didn't have a lot of people on the bench and we needed the young guys to give us consistent minutes. They're learning and they're getting better.

Mike Babcock

There are a whole bunch of teams right now that think they have an opportunity. Everybody looks at us and says, 'If they did it, we can do it.' The measure of a great coach, player and organization is the test of time. Being recognized as good isn't a one-time thing, so you have to hang around to earn that. That's what Detroit and New Jersey have done by each winning three Cups in a 10-year span. If you want to be a benchmark team, you have to do it again.

We played well overall and we had kids come off the bench and give us a big lift.

Ned Yost

You don't really sit there and count them down. There was some confusion on the bench if there were four or five home runs.

Ryan Reynolds

I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now.

We didn't play very well, and Colleen Smith came off the bench and ignited us. We took off from there.

Bob Hill

We didn't play. None of us. That was embarrassing. They played their bench because they play Phoenix (tonight). They rested their front-line guys. Our front-line guys couldn't compete with their bench.

Charles Soule

I make no secret of the fact that writing She-Hulk can serve as an opportunity for me to sneak in some really cool characters that I personally love. Some will be obvious fits, but others will come out of left field - but that's what's fun about the Marvel U - the bench is deep.

We discovered how deep our bench is in this tournament. We had a good contribution from everyone.

We did what we needed to do. It was great to see some of our bench step up. They took the inside away and it's really just a matter of learning how to respond to what teams take away.

You know, he's been playing like that for us all year. People say 'Why doesn't he start?' It's so nice to grab him off the bench and bring him on the floor. He does things for us and he's comfortable with that role.

When I first started, I never thought I could ever bench 500 pounds. Then, when I got that, I never dreamed I could do 600. And 700? I couldn't even fathom the possibility of doing that.

We needed something dramatic. Maybe you have a different perspective when you're seeing it from the bench. It's kind of interesting how you can see things a whole lot easier from the bench than from when you're on the floor.

We have kids that are willing to sacrifice to win games. Everyone practices hard and then some have to sit the bench in games. ..That?s just our tradition and the kids bought into it.

We have kids on the bench that are capable of coming in and doing good things.

You know it's going to be very cold on the bench tonight.

Our kids off the bench, could be, should be starting and I don't worry about putting them into the fray, putting them into the thick of it. It's not, do I use them? It's, at which kid at which moment do I put them into the game. Our bench has played well for us all year.

John Cullen

Our kids did a good job of breaking their press and our bench came through when we needed it.

Ryan Smith

Our goaltender, Ryan Smith, played outstanding. Most of the credit is put on his shoulders for coming up with big saves, ... With about 15 seconds left in the second overtime, we had a couple players come off the bench and gave us a chance with some fresh legs. They had their chances and we had ours.

Our guys off the bench give us a spark. Not many other teams have that.

Our guys off the bench came through with some big hits.