Quotes About Competition

I am not someone who enjoys being on the bench.

I don't like sitting on the bench because I get more nervous there than when I am playing!

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 don't know of one player who is happy on the bench, especially when you don't understand the reason.

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.

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.

Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, bigs have to protect the rim and can't give nothing easy to nobody.

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 think you just have to be more aggressive when you come off the bench.

Whether I'm starting or coming off the bench, I just want to be able to help and compete.

I try to play with the same confidence whether I'm starting or coming off the bench.

My dad would never, ever play me over somebody because I'm his son. If I'm not playing well, I'm sitting on the bench.

I don't buy it is all about the rings because there are a lot of guys that got rings that can't play a lick. They happened to be on the bench with some great players, so I don't buy into that totally.

No one wants to sit on the bench.

I sat on the bench and then came in and made a pass or two.

I'm not worried about who's starting and who's coming off the bench.

I don't have friends when I'm on the court, besides my team.

I've always said that besides the NBA, the Yugoslavian league and a Russian league were the best basketball leagues in the world.

I don't think anybody running the ball, besides some running backs, like to get hit.

It actually was 'RuPaul's Best Friend Race' for me.

We all started playing football against our best friends, and I can't remember a moment where, because it was my best friend, I did not want to win against him.

No one likes to get beaten, even if it is to your best friend.

If anything, when you play against family, you never want to lose, whether it's your sister or it's your best friend. When you know that person so well, at the end of the day, you want to beat them.

That's all we're looking to do, make great fights, baby. That's it. And may the best man win.