Not playing is frustrating; you want to play in every game. But it's the life of a keeper. You'd rather be on the pitch than off.
It was a big-time change, coming off the bench.
It's hard to come off the bench and be ready all the time.
Guys get... benched, replaced. They get injured; another guy comes in and becomes the starter. That happens all the time.
I was a goalkeeper, but through my career, I spent almost as much time sitting on the bench as I did playing.
It's not a ton of fun being a backup quarterback.
Tim Tebow has been on the bench longer than Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Like all players, I do not like being a substitute.
I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I'd try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports.
Coming off the bench was an adjustment for me.
If for half a year you only get 10 minutes to play from the bench, then you have no rhythm.
You can be on a good team and not play at all.
Most of my career, I've always kind of been off the bench, so, for me, it's not about if I start or not.
I would play like one minute or not even get in at all. I'd see on Twitter - people would say, 'I hate that Grayson Allen guy at the end of the bench.' I'm like, 'What did I do?! I was in the game for 30 seconds.'
Let's say I have a new respect for guys who come off the bench every day. That's not easy to do.
If you come in this league, and you're comfortable with being a backup, something's wrong.
It is difficult for me to accept that I only sit on the bench in the league.
I was a third string guy for a couple of years.
I will never be a super sub. I want to play.
