A Quote by Jahlil Okafor

It feels good when your teammates are telling you on the bench that they're hyped. — © Jahlil Okafor
It feels good when your teammates are telling you on the bench that they're hyped.
When your teammates are telling you to score and telling you to shoot 3s, when you ain't shot a 3 in your whole life, that's cool. I mean, that makes you feel good. and, like, all the work you've put in, they are telling you to show what you have been working on.
We have a unique format that allows for coaching of players during the matches. We have a team aspect so your teammates are there on the bench cheering you on.
There are “bus bench” workouts and “park bench” workouts. A bus bench and a park bench look exactly the same, but your expectations sitting in them are radically different.
All my teammates, whether they've been playing with me or sitting on the bench and not dressing, they've supported me. I don't think I'd be too good a person if I didn't do at least the bare minimum of the same.
It feels good just to have my teammates behind me each night.
So if I'm on the court or on the bench, I'm just going to support my teammates, no matter what.
When lifting weights, nothing feels better than achieving a high point on the bench press with no help from your spotter.
If I'm on the bench, it's the bench. If I'm playing five or 30 minutes, I'm good.
There's no question that the striving, the stuff that you got out of [sports]. The depending on someone right beside you. Sitting here and calling on yourself when you're tired or getting through something painful, watching your teammates do the same. Everybody feels good when you first walk out there.
I don't really like all the attention, because it feels like everything is about winning and they don't see the whole picture of my teammates and without my teammates, I don't think we'd be here right now. I get the attention ... if that day, I'm in the mood of signing autographs and taking pictures and even if I'm not, I'm like, he'll sign it for you, or he'll sign it for you. I can always give all the attention to my teammates because they handle it well.
The bench is really important in the NBA because if you have a good bench, then you can make that playoff push even harder.
When you are on the floor, there's no better feeling than when your teammates are into the game on the bench and are cheering for you and vice versa. When you come out of the game, you are cheering for those guys that are on the floor.
It's always good to be out there with your teammates, working with your teammates in individual drills, team drills, just being out there, getting on the same page, just getting into flow with them.
I wasn't a guy who looked to score first. It was to get your teammates involved, to understand time and clock management and having fun with your teammates.
I know when I'm off alignment. I know when my body is out of adjustment. If your body is there, then mentally, you'll be there. If your body feels good, then your mind feels good and your are going to feel better about your game.
When all your teammates make shots, it's easy to get assists. Nobody feels the pressure to score. It makes the game so much easier.
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