Lou Williams Quotes

I think when you come off the bench, you know you're going to play, but you don't know really when, what time in the game, what quarter, so it's kind of different.

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

I am the sort of player that likes to create goals. I think a lot of my team-mates know me as a player who is not selfish.

For me, being a starter doesn't matter. Of course, I'd like to be in at the end of the game, to be a big part of the team, and to play as many minutes as I can play. But starting and coming off the bench are two different challenges.

I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.

Like every player, I want to start more matches rather than be used as a substitute.

Whoever is on the bench always says he isn't playing enough. I work hard and try to do my best. And I try to show on the pitch, even when I only get five minutes, that I can do something.

I didn't want to become a reserve player, or a bench player, and it was time to move on and take on another challenge.

Obviously, every player wants to keep their spot in the starting line-up, and I'm the same.

As a coach, you have to play to how your team is built.

If a player wants to be the best, then they also need to give themselves a talking-to. You need to look inwards.

Being considered for Sixth Man is definitely something that is pleasing.

I don't like it if I'm not part of the starting 11.

I never enjoyed being taken off as a striker.

Coming off the bench, I'm able to view the game, see how their bigs are playing. And what I bring to the table is energy. The starters go in and run their bigs for a bit. When I check in it's time to punch the clock and play hard.

It is difficult for me to accept that I only sit on the bench in the league.

I was a team captain, I was the guy for the first couple years. And then all of the sudden I was just the backup. It wasn't easy. I think it would be easy to bow my head and feel sorry for myself, but I knew as a captain I had to be a great teammate.

I'm taking each match one at a time, not putting expectations on myself, just getting fired up to compete, and taking each match as is.

There's a lot of veteran players that, honestly, being comfortable where they play is more important. And that's just not me.

Actually I think it's better for me to come off the bench, because for them first couple of minutes when that first five is in there, you can see the little things and what you need to do when you get in there.

A team like Golden State makes you change your lineup a little bit.

It was tough mentally at Chelsea, obviously not getting the game time. I had to be really patient and have the mentality to still train right and do all the right things.

I think when guys watch me play, I think that raises the level of other guys because of the way I play the game.

Whenever something in the system changes, you have to prove yourself again. But wherever you go, you have to prove that you're better than whoever else is on the team. At a team like Arsenal, that's always going to be hard so I always have to be on it in training and matches.

Everyone's system in the NBA makes sense. It all comes down to the quality of player and the quality of execution.