To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.
“To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.”
— Nikola Jokic · Bench
The World Motivation
To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.
“To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.”
— Nikola Jokic · Bench
To be honest, I don't really care if I'm starting or coming off the bench.
I was always really good with the ball, I was always passing the ball, scoring, shooting the ball. I think for me, that's just a normal thing.
Passing is kind of in my game all my life.
I like horse racing but I'm not an All-Star in horse racing. I'm an All-Star fan in horse racing.
I know my teammates better than opponents know them. If I can see my teammate in one moment, I know where he'll be in the next moment. I don't need to see him again.
It was frustrating when the managers would change; you'd go to the bench and try to work your way back into the team. But it makes you stronger.
You probably learn more on the bench.
If I'm starting, I'm gonna do that, that's the main goal for me, to be the best player I can be. But being on the bench, I'll be the best I can be and help the team to the best of my ability.
When stuck years ago in a job I hated, my only friend was the public bench. As the tedious mornings dragged on, how I would long for the lunch hour, when I would be able to escape the torture of the office and stroll over to the churchyard and into the comforting wooden embrace of one of its benches.
It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play on the field and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.