Why Being on the Bench is the Worst in Sports
We explore the intense pressure athletes face, from performance expectations to the dread of being benched. Discover the psychological challenges and deeper emotional impacts that come with being a competitive player on and off the field. #AthleteMindset #SportsMentalHealth #BenchLife #PerformancePressure #TeamSports #EmotionalStruggles #FootballTalk #AthleteExperience #SportsPsychology #CompetitiveSpirit
Norice norice would walk in every every Sunday after the gate you know he played Saturday every Sunday for the meeting he Walk in he goes well guys I'm about 20 Pounds lighter today and we go why coach Well because I just got my ass Ripped so that's when we knew not GNA be A good meeting shit's right down hill it Rolls down thehill because you know the Line doesn't play well edel mother [ __ ] Him So now he's got to [ __ ] us and Their jobs are dependent on the Performance of 18 to 21 year old kids Right that's that's what it comes down To that's right that their their Livelihoods are dependent on how you Perform and I think that's part of the PTSD and if you look at the military I Guess part of their PTSD is not just Everything's demanding right like the Demands on them and the But the expectations that you can't [ __ ] Up you know what I mean like well that's Different if you [ __ ] up you're dead Dead you're dead right in their case They're dead right which has to be even Worse than our in our case it would be You you [ __ ] up you like like my whole Thing is like I don't want to go back to The bench you know what I mean you're Not playing right like that's the like Like like I remember the worst things Was the year I was red shirted in a year
I was hurt I oh you were miserable I Just stood there you know and [ __ ] Didn't you know you Garing games like Abely those yeah and and the whole the Whole thing you're always thinking about Is like I gotta play well now you want To play well because you want the team To win that's obviously always you know You love the guys you want to win the Other reason you want to play well is The last place you want to be is over on The bench like there was me like I [ __ ] hated the [ __ ] bench it was The [ __ ] worst place ever so it was Oh I hated it when when you were like Like if you were in a dogghouse and uh You know ah and and you thought you Might lose time or something it was the Worst well the line the lineman was Tough because they don't rotate at least The other positions rotate would you Know everyone would play they'd rotate Guys in all line doesn't rotate so that That like the backup offensive lineman Was the worst position to play because You had no shot of getting in the game
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