60 Bonzer Selected Quotes By - Bret Bielema

60 Bonzer Selected Quotes By - Bret Bielema
60 Bonzer Selected Quotes By - Bret Bielema


60 Bonzer Selected Quotes By - Bret Bielema


Consistency is a beautiful word.

Bret Bielema

I am a big believer in life in this fact: Scars are a very beautiful thing.

Bret Bielema

You can't skip a step and assume you're going to get to where you want to be.

You can't skip a step and assume you're going to get to where you want to be.

Bret Bielema


Scars remind you of difficult places in your life that you've championed.

Scars remind you of difficult places in your life that you've championed.

Bret Bielema


In this league you might have a quarterback within your division that you're worried about running all over the place, the next week it's a running back, so to be able to have multiple answers for every situation is probably a benefit for everybody.

In this league you might have a quarterback within your division that you're worried about running all over the place, the next week it's a running back, so to be able to have multiple answers for every situation is probably a benefit for everybody.

Bret Bielema


Everyone should have a goal in mind. I don't care what you do for a living. But you also need to live your life a little bit. Look around, and see what's there. Find some fun.

Everyone should have a goal in mind. I don't care what you do for a living. But you also need to live your life a little bit. Look around, and see what's there. Find some fun.

Bret Bielema


In the Big Ten, we disliked the SEC because of the success they had.

In the Big Ten, we disliked the SEC because of the success they had.

Bret Bielema


I can tell you this: we at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC - in any way, shape or form.

I can tell you this: we at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC - in any way, shape or form.

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We're not necessarily going to be more athletic than the other team, but we can outwork them, and we can be tougher than they are.

We're not necessarily going to be more athletic than the other team, but we can outwork them, and we can be tougher than they are.

Bret Bielema


There was a point in time in Wisconsin football when people used to just go to watch the band.

There was a point in time in Wisconsin football when people used to just go to watch the band.

Bret Bielema


Hard work pays off.

Hard work pays off.

Bret Bielema


My wife loves to watch 'Criminal Minds' and 'CSI' and all those shows.

My wife loves to watch 'Criminal Minds' and 'CSI' and all those shows.

Bret Bielema


The only way to get to be the team you want to be is to get better every day.

The only way to get to be the team you want to be is to get better every day.

Bret Bielema


I just like to get better every day.

I just like to get better every day.

Bret Bielema


You know, my wife is a south Florida girl. She was born and raised in Tampa so she's traditionally lived in the South.

You know, my wife is a south Florida girl. She was born and raised in Tampa so she's traditionally lived in the South.

Bret Bielema


I've turned down players based on their Twitter handles. I've turned down players based on Twitter pictures.

I've turned down players based on their Twitter handles. I've turned down players based on Twitter pictures.

Bret Bielema


I grew up watching my mom cook.

I grew up watching my mom cook.

Bret Bielema


I'm a momma's boy at heart.

I'm a momma's boy at heart.

Bret Bielema


I've never taken a cooking class. I've never gone to a cooking show. I've never read a recipe in my life.

I've never taken a cooking class. I've never gone to a cooking show. I've never read a recipe in my life.

Bret Bielema


I have cooked for a recruit. The biggest recruit of my life: my wife.

I have cooked for a recruit. The biggest recruit of my life: my wife.

Bret Bielema


If you want to recruit somebody of high character and value, somebody you can trust to not only watch your house, but your children, someone you can count on to share carries of 1,000 yards each rather than trying to get 1,800 for one, now you're going to build something that matters.

If you want to recruit somebody of high character and value, somebody you can trust to not only watch your house, but your children, someone you can count on to share carries of 1,000 yards each rather than trying to get 1,800 for one, now you're going to build something that matters.

Bret Bielema


We have a social media background screening that you've got to go through and if you have a social media nickname or something on your Twitter account that makes me sick, I'm not going to recruit you.

We have a social media background screening that you've got to go through and if you have a social media nickname or something on your Twitter account that makes me sick, I'm not going to recruit you.

Bret Bielema


Any time you see something out there floating around that's not really reality, it's better to just cease it and stop it.

Any time you see something out there floating around that's not really reality, it's better to just cease it and stop it.

Bret Bielema


Obviously when you come into competition with other schools and you become aware of anything that concerns you, you have an obligation to say something.

Obviously when you come into competition with other schools and you become aware of anything that concerns you, you have an obligation to say something.

Bret Bielema


You can't tap somebody in the helmet and say, 'Go be physical.' If you're not physical, you can't play physical, and that's a big part of what we believe in.

You can't tap somebody in the helmet and say, 'Go be physical.' If you're not physical, you can't play physical, and that's a big part of what we believe in.

Bret Bielema


The truest definition of faith is having the belief you're going somewhere that you can't see, whether it's religion or football or learning to ride a bike.

The truest definition of faith is having the belief you're going somewhere that you can't see, whether it's religion or football or learning to ride a bike.

Bret Bielema


We do a thing here at Arkansas that we teach Football IQ and call it 'Hogonese.' They are classes year-round where we get our guys better at the language and culture we want in our program.

We do a thing here at Arkansas that we teach Football IQ and call it 'Hogonese.' They are classes year-round where we get our guys better at the language and culture we want in our program.

Bret Bielema


I'm not a comedian.

I'm not a comedian.

Bret Bielema


The more you press, the more you try to make something more than it needs to be, you probably end up misfiring.

The more you press, the more you try to make something more than it needs to be, you probably end up misfiring.

Bret Bielema


The Big Ten is brand strong.

The Big Ten is brand strong.

Bret Bielema


Arkansas is very intriguing to me because it is the only show in the state. Obviously, without a professional team and to have the only Division I football team playing at the level that it's at, it kind of draws unified support throughout the whole state. When you've got that, it's something special.

Arkansas is very intriguing to me because it is the only show in the state. Obviously, without a professional team and to have the only Division I football team playing at the level that it's at, it kind of draws unified support throughout the whole state. When you've got that, it's something special.

Bret Bielema


There's a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of great fans everywhere you go in college football.

There's a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of great fans everywhere you go in college football.

Bret Bielema


You want your assistants to move up. But you want it to be a hard decision. You want them to only be willing to leave if they're walking into a dream situation. You don't want money to ever be a factor.

You want your assistants to move up. But you want it to be a hard decision. You want them to only be willing to leave if they're walking into a dream situation. You don't want money to ever be a factor.

Bret Bielema


My players mean the world to me.

My players mean the world to me.

Bret Bielema


I'd never been on a plane until I went to the Peach Bowl my freshman year at Iowa.

I'd never been on a plane until I went to the Peach Bowl my freshman year at Iowa.

Bret Bielema


Education is the best way to relieve someone from a bad thought process.

Education is the best way to relieve someone from a bad thought process.

Bret Bielema


I'm not afraid to say what I feel.

I'm not afraid to say what I feel.

Bret Bielema


I think that the role as a head football coach is a lot more than just winning games. Sometimes that's all we're measured upon.

I think that the role as a head football coach is a lot more than just winning games. Sometimes that's all we're measured upon.

Bret Bielema


I have scars on my knee from an ACL surgery. I have a scar on my ankle from ankle surgery. I have a scar on my left hand from hand surgery.

I have scars on my knee from an ACL surgery. I have a scar on my ankle from ankle surgery. I have a scar on my left hand from hand surgery.

Bret Bielema


I think when a man shows his true emotions, it's a really good indicator off what he is.

I think when a man shows his true emotions, it's a really good indicator off what he is.

Bret Bielema


If your offensive and defensive lines are speaking and people are listening, you've got a very good chance of success.

If your offensive and defensive lines are speaking and people are listening, you've got a very good chance of success.

Bret Bielema


I thought as a young coach, there were times when my head coach might have prohibited me from moving forward. I always said if I am ever in that position, I'll do anything I can to make our guys move forward.

I thought as a young coach, there were times when my head coach might have prohibited me from moving forward. I always said if I am ever in that position, I'll do anything I can to make our guys move forward.

Bret Bielema


If you say you're a football coach, especially with a dude, they're always all over you.

If you say you're a football coach, especially with a dude, they're always all over you.

Bret Bielema


If my girl ends up playing football, we probably got a lot of problems. I'll encourage her to do whatever, but playing football ain't one of them.

If my girl ends up playing football, we probably got a lot of problems. I'll encourage her to do whatever, but playing football ain't one of them.

Bret Bielema


I was single for so long, for 42 years.

I was single for so long, for 42 years.

Bret Bielema


There's so much in the world that has already been done, but there are plenty of things left for people who want to go get it.

There's so much in the world that has already been done, but there are plenty of things left for people who want to go get it.

Bret Bielema


When you get a little older you get a little wiser.

When you get a little older you get a little wiser.

Bret Bielema


I love to compete - don't get me wrong.

I love to compete - don't get me wrong.

Bret Bielema


Don't confuse confidence with cockiness. I really believe that.

Don't confuse confidence with cockiness. I really believe that.

Bret Bielema


Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.

Anytime you're a defensive player and your eyes aren't on your key, you're going to have an issue.

Bret Bielema


We've got to make our opponents earn everything they get.

We've got to make our opponents earn everything they get.

Bret Bielema


As much as I disliked it, my brothers used to whoop me every day, but I have a feeling that I'm probably a stronger man today because of it.

As much as I disliked it, my brothers used to whoop me every day, but I have a feeling that I'm probably a stronger man today because of it.

Bret Bielema


I grew up on a pig farm, about 2,500 pigs - we had way more pigs than people.

I grew up on a pig farm, about 2,500 pigs - we had way more pigs than people.

Bret Bielema


I was on a farm basically from the age of 3 until I left for college - really thought that was all I was ever going to do.

I was on a farm basically from the age of 3 until I left for college - really thought that was all I was ever going to do.

Bret Bielema


As a young kid, you only know what you know.

As a young kid, you only know what you know.

Bret Bielema


A lot of times games are lost rather than won.

A lot of times games are lost rather than won.

Bret Bielema


I don't mind Twitter. But when a kid makes a decision based on how many Twitter followers he gets, that's when I'm about ready to tap out.

I don't mind Twitter. But when a kid makes a decision based on how many Twitter followers he gets, that's when I'm about ready to tap out.

Bret Bielema


If I got into TV, I'd want to be the best.

If I got into TV, I'd want to be the best.

Bret Bielema


The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.

The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.

Bret Bielema


There's a simple thing we always say: if you always tell the truth, you will never have to remember what you said.

There's a simple thing we always say: if you always tell the truth, you will never have to remember what you said.

Bret Bielema



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