Bench Quotations

On Monday I come in and get in a full body workout, and then I come back in on Wednesday and do a quick six, which consists of bench press, biceps and triceps curls, pull downs, something for the back and the neck. And then you come back and hit it again on Friday with a 16-machine workout.

Judges pretty much act independently once they get on the bench so I'm not really sure why Harper's concerned that the court is currently being stacked with a lot of Liberal appointments.

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.

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.

I own that it is a good deal of a mystery to me how judges, of all persons in the world, should put their faith in dicta. A brief experience on the bench was enough to reveal to me all sorts of cracks and crevices and loopholes in my own opinions when picked up a few months after delivery and reread with due contrition.

It's very difficult to fill the shoes of somebody like Rahul Bhai. He has set the bench mark for a generation to come. However, it's our responsibility to carry forward his legacy.

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.

The Southern Progress Fund will bring much-needed resources into multiple Southern states where Democrats must identify up-and-coming leaders and build a bench of strong potential candidates up and down the ballot.

This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them.

Of course, I believe that Mike Piazza is probably the greatest offensive catcher in the history of baseball, only got over 50%. Johnny Bench is the best catcher in the history of baseball, but Piazza has all the record for catchers as far as offensively.

When I watch professional football, I love listening to John Madden because I know he knows what he's talking about. He's been both down in the trenches and in front of the bench as a coach. He knows the game.

We stopped playing our No. 1 point guard for no reason, and as a team we didn't know why. The chemistry has all been shifted. That bothered me. You got (McInnis) sitting on the bench and we're losing.

We still only have 39 wins, but every person on the roster was into the game from the first pitch on. We were coming off the bench giving high-fives. We had a good shot in the arm of life. The win was a big part of that.

We started out good. We started out doing what we wanted to do. Then we got soft. Our bench came in and was soft.

We started her at the four position but she's a true three guard so she's coming off the bench for us. She's a shooter, she athletic, she just needs to believe that no one can stop her.

When you think back to our freshmen year, it was kind of like, if anyone got off the bench and got in, you wanted to see them do as much as they could. It's just awesome to see.

Until we get a new president, we are not going to see greater diversity on the Alabama bench or in the South.

Whether we bring Mike Williams off the bench or go small like we did, we have got to deal with those situations.

We've been able to get our bench plenty of playing time and that's real important for us because we're going to need all our depth as we go on.

We've averaging 61 points per game, but the thing that makes me the proudest about this team is its defense. We've held teams to an average of 31 points per game. A lot of players get to play (as a result of big leads), and that means the kids on the bench are doing a good job defensively as well.

When I was a freshman I came off the bench and just gave the other post players a break when they needed it.

We're sitting on the bench and we're screaming and screaming to be patient and we make one pass and we fire one up ? gosh, we had a four-point lead.

We're getting there. But I'd like to see even more consistency from out bench and more scoring from everyone on the floor.

We're going to try and build on this in-your-mug defense and continue moving the ball up the floor. We're going to have a deep bench and more balanced scoring. I'm looking forward to seeing that.

We're going to play 11 or 12 kids every day, so it's not like we'll have three or four kids on the bench just waiting until next year everybody's going to have to contribute. That's what has made it fun so far.

Were going to need our bench more than ever now, and we have some great players that can step up. We're not going to be as big, but we just need to keep fighting.

What they've done coming off the bench has been important to us also.

When we have people coming off the bench like Andre and Hassan, guys who could start for any other team in the country, I think that's kind of amazing to some people,

When we had the team down big last night, it was a great opportunity to rest our starters and give the bench guys a lot more playing time. Instead, we made it a ball game.

What he's become is a very versatile player for us and would be a really good candidate, as we found out Friday night, coming off the bench and being solid. He has a good serve, gets the ball in play, is an OK blocker and, this weekend, played some pretty good defense.

We benched him and his stick at the same time. Everybody on our bench saw it. You can't hide that.

Usually, bench players don't get as much time, ... We have to filter them in any way that we can, so they can get those at-bats. So, I hope they can continue to stay as hot as they are, and when we call upon them to go out and play again, they do as well as they did.

Years ago, players were willing to come in and sit on the bench for one or two years and work their way into the lineup. And now so many players come in and they want to start right away. They definitely want to make an impact right away. When you have 15 available scholarships it's not possible to have 15 players playing major minutes right away.

We failed to take advantage of Brittany's first half foul trouble and it came back to haunt us in the second half. I thought Washington County's bench came in and did a great job while Brittany was on the bench.

We're just all competitive players. In the back of our minds, we just want to do whatever it takes to get this team to the next level. It's an opportunity to step up. I'll step up. So will Sam Young. So will Tyrell Biggs. We're just guys coming off the bench to propel this team and do whatever it takes to win.

We're just short-handed. They were coming off the bench with All-Americans. We were coming off the bench with trainers. We had to make it a sloppy game because it was the only way we could play right now.

We're just really playing well together. The last four or five games, I've been starting our seniors. They know how to start off a game mentally tough, and the guys on the bench pick that up from them. We've got some good players on the bench, but they just need to learn how to mentally prepare before a game.

We're quite unpredictable. I think the kids understand that. We go five possessions where we look really good, and then we go five where the kids on the bench go, 'What was that?' We're still getting there. We're not there yet.

We knew what he was capable of doing at the big league level. He's still a developing player, and I feel in my heart that he benefitted from getting four at-bats a day in Scranton vs. being on the bench here at the beginning of the season.

We knew they weren't extremely deep, and we have been all year long. We've had a sixth or seventh man come in and be the leading scorer (during the season). Our guys off the bench tonight came in and defended well and ran the floor, and I believe that really helped us to stay fresh at the end.

We knew they hadn't been going to their bench as much, but all their players are dangerous. They obviously had a lot of reserves step up against us. Their depth makes them a much tougher team.

With three games in 24 hours, we didn't have a whole lot left. But a number of girls came off the bench and helped out today.

Wouldn't it be unique for me, Grant and Allan (Houston) to finish our careers here, wouldn't that be fun? Three old guys coming off the bench trying to win titles, that would be fun.

We're not great with sending flowers. We wanted to do something to remember her by. She really enjoyed Lincoln's Tomb. We talked with Nan, and she suggested this seat, an L-shaped bench with flower containers near a spot where people tend to stand and take pictures - quiet, shady - a nice place for a bench.

When he first went down, it didn't look good. And he was so close to the bench that he didn't have to get up to get off the ice, so I wasn't sure what happened. But I talked to the trainer between periods and he thought it would be good and then I saw Mike after and he was all smiles with the team winning the division. So a crisis averted, I guess.

We wanted to try to start establishing our bench more, so basically we're playing three guys and giving those guys a little bit more minutes.

We were definitely out-hustled and outfought. The kids off the bench did an absolutely super job.

We really had to work her in and out. Michelle Dirks did a great job, got a few rebounds, hit her free throws, a few shots ... Our bench hadn't scored any points in the tournament so far and we challenged those kids today ... They're a huge reason we won this game.

Yesterday I did. I want my name to be in the paper because I hit two homers and I went 4-for-4, not because of any other reason. I understand that this whole second base thing is a controversy. That's fine. I want you to understand that if I'm on the bench and somebody else is playing, I'm going to be pulling for him. I'm not going to be talking bad about anybody. I love my teammates, I love this team.

We have really good roles for our kids. I'm not afraid to use my bench because we've used it all year.

We have plenty of athletes. Our bench is young, though, and we've got some serious building to do. Fortunately there's a lot of potential here.

We use our bench to help impose our will.

We used words like monumental, gigantic. He was really big off the bench for us.

We have kept the experience of our existing back row to start the match, but Alix will be a potent weapon for us from the bench if necessary.

When I looked at all of the pieces, I thought we could have something special. Everyone is playing with a lot of energy and spirit. They are playing their roles to perfection and know they are not going to be sitting on the bench too long.

We were confident on the bench we could get another one.

We need consistent play from our post players off the bench to make us a deeper team.

When we started the season, we knew this team would have trouble shooting free throws. And we did all kinds of things to try to take the kids' minds off it. Everyone on our bench knew it could come back to haunt us, and it did. I remember thinking three weeks ago, this could cost us a state championship.

When we shoot over 70 percent we've absolutely won every game for the past two years. We shot well below that tonight, but we won the game on sheer grit and determination. I was proud to be on the bench tonight.

There are times I'll come back to the bench and my bag is all ripped open with one piece of candy left, so the other guys get their fair share.

We made a crucial change on the bench and the kids really rose to the occasion.

We're gifted with the privilege of being so deep, and we knew that would help us through state with everybody who can come off the bench and make key shots.

We're getting very good. Offensively, we're getting more scoring from our bench and our starters besides Quigley.

Like a quarterback for a football team, CEOs get to take all of the credit when things go well and have to take all of the blame when things go badly. Yet legally, they are not held accountable. When a quarterback fumbles, throws a few interceptions, maybe even throws the game, the coach has a responsibility to bench him, so that no more follies will occur.

Luke Smith is a really good player and they have some of the same balance that we do. They have some size, a good bench and some guys who can shoot it. And they play really good pressure defense.

Liberals, the moderates and conservatives on the bench have been feeling out Chief Justice Roberts to see ... what kinds of arguments appeal to him, what kind of person is he.

Love made the team, but James and I saw we weren't going to get a uniform. We didn't see the need in sitting the bench our senior year, so we became their No. 1 fans. We didn't have cars back then, so we would thumb rides to the away games.

She's still not where she needs to be. At 75 percent, she still helps us. She's been very supportive and positive as a bench player.

She took the floor with poise and walked out and took care of business. Our bench has been the answer in conference play. Every single person contributes.

She's a really outstanding player coming off the bench that really adds a spark, along with some of our other bench players. She comes in and makes a difference both defensively and offensively and has become a huge attribute to what we try to do.

She's an inkblot -- the last person who is going to look at Roe v. Wade and say, 'the reasoning is flawed,' and tell us why, ... She'll just follow the path of every justice in the last 25 years who comes to the bench without a developed philosophy and ends up in the liberal camp. People whose intellect is as thin and dubious as hers will be too intellectually timid to challenge orthodoxy.

She's right there and instead of being beside somebody or behind them, she's right in front of them where you're supposed to be. And then able to come down and get the ball. There was a sequence there where she had a lay-up, a put-back, and then got the ball and kicked it out to somebody else and scored. So the neat thing is that they're able to do more than just steal and score. So it was a nice night for her. The beauty of that is somebody should come in off the bench and do that. Hopefully there's two or three that come in and do it.

She's pure energy on the bench and on the court. She just wants the team to be successful. Anyway she can help she does. You hear her constantly off the bench keeping them focused. In the locker room before a game she gets them ready to play. She's a leader.

She's been coming off the bench earlier this year, but she's been getting more minutes. She's really done well for us.

She can score, she can rebound, she can play the point. Literally, she could play any position. ... She brings that element off the bench that can do all the dirty work, and she's got a lot of basketball smarts.

She certainly has an impressive professional background, from her time on the Superior Court bench in Connecticut to private practice and corporate practice.

She has given us a lot of time off the bench as our sixth man and she has a great shooting touch. She gets good looks and she can knock down the clutch shot if we need that.

She has really been coming along for us this season. She makes our bench a little deeper and that is really good for this time of the season.

She accepted it wholeheartedly. Any of the top six could be interchangeable in the starting lineup. Coach asked her if she would take that role to be a scorer coming off the bench and she didn't have any problem with it.

She fits into our system well and that is why we picked her up. We've been lucky. You can't replace Ann Wauters but what you get off the bench with Cathrine and (La'Keshia) Frett is what makes the difference.

Sitting on the bench inspired Francisco. She doesn't like sitting on the bench, and that inspired her to work hard. She wanted to make an immediate impact, and she knew she had to work.

Sitting behind the bench at games is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through because basketball is really most of my happiness. So when I can't go out there and exert energy and have fun and things like that, it kind of puts everything else into perspective.

Mike isn't the quickest wrestler we've ever had, nor is he the strongest. With him, it is all about attitude, technique and conditioning. That gives him the edge. He also cares about this team so much. He will do everything in his power to help the team, whether it is getting a pin or being a strong leader on the bench when other guys are falling asleep.

Mo (Evans) gave us a boost at both ends tonight. Guys have confidence in him. The guys on the bench want to play more, but they have to do what he did. He came with the right frame of mind.

Matt (Williams the coach) said that he saw my role as coming off the bench as an impact player but obviously I see myself as more than just that.

One of things I looked at was our ability to use the bench. It's important we are able to bring our bench on and that is what we were able to do today. This is a whole team effort.

Obviously we caught a break when he went out because they're not the same team without Vince Carter. Our bench was huge. This was one of those nights when we needed everybody to play well, and they did.

Obviously you want to come back and play well. Guys that say they don't like playing against their former teams are definitely lying. So many guys on that bench did so much for my career.

More so when I was playing defense in the minors, I'd make a pass up the ice and go off and change. I'd be sitting on the bench and they'd get the goal. They'd review it and you'd hear you got an assist and you were sitting on the bench. It can happen.

My guys never quit the whole game. The guys that came in off the bench came in and fought hard . . . That's hopefully a building block for the younger guys to see that.

My family is honored to have known Doc. I was privileged to sit on the bench and keep the stats for Doc. I will treasure this time with him and his team for my life.

Maybe he read the article where I said that's never happened to me before, ... I mean, I've had some that were questionable - but, come on. I'm sitting on the bench all day, the guy throws a slider at you and it hits you in the middle of the batter's box. That was only my second ejection. I guess I'm a big troublemaker.

Obviously I'm very pleased with the intensity, the enthusiasm on the bench and everyone who got on the court. We played well together.

Obviously the goal was in, but the replay camera is probably the only one that you couldn't really 100 percent conclusively tell it was in. Everybody on the bench knew it was in right away.

Obviously it was a win, but I didn't see a lot of things that were favorable out there tonight. Our bench play was poor in the first half.

Obviously it's hard to lose 26 home runs. But it shouldn't be a factor. When a guy comes out of the lineup it's a chance for someone on the bench to come up and do his thing.

O'Brien helped us a lot off the bench tonight. He came in and hit some important shots.

No, he wasn't congratulating me. He told me that instead of jogging over towards the bench like I did, I should walk next time to take up more time.

Right now, I'm very uncomfortable with my bench. You play each day to try to improve and that's what we're going to try to do. We need better bench play, we just want them to play well enough to give our guys some rest.

Position by position this could be one of the best team's I've coached. We don't necessarily have one superstar to depend on. We have three or four players on the bench that could be starting somewhere else because there are not enough positions on the field.