I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.
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“I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.”
— Frank Lampard · Bench
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✦ About the Author
✦ More by Frank Lampard
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I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.
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I have made lots of mistakes on and off the pitch, and you can only learn from them. If I can get that across, then hopefully I am doing something right.
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The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.
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I'm a very private person, and you have a lot of people looking into your personal life, away from football. That's the one thing that I don't like, but I always remember how lucky we are that we're playing football.
✦ More Bench Quotes
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If you've noticed that dumbbells work better than barbells for you on the bench press, then why change that?
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I gotta be on the court as much as possible in order to help my team. And I can't do that if I'm on the bench.
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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.
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One thing that changed when I moved upstate was that I became interested in different materials. I started making the stone benches because I was seeing rocks.
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It was a big-time change, coming off the bench.