“If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench”

“If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench” is a motivational sports saying that has been printed on many images. The message is that players who don’t practice are usually the ones who are not playing in the real games.
 
The saying has been cited in print since at least 2007. Authorship is unknown.
     
 
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“If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench”
 
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Christian‏
@cizmov
If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench. For every dream there is a sacrifice (Phil Jackson)
1:01 AM - 15 Jan 2010
   
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Coach Lisle
November 20, 2014 ·
If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench.
 
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Daniel Makepeace‏
@PureIntensityBB
If you think practice is boring…Try sitting on the bench.
2:56 PM - 31 Dec 2014
 
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John Kessel‏
@JohnKesselUSAV
If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench!  A sign 4 all gyms. @usavolleyball @bball_school
10:34 AM - 27 Jan 2015
   
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23. “If you think practice is boring, try sitting on the bench.”
 
Me.Me
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