Top 40 Bret Bielema Quotes

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.

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 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.

My players mean the world to me.

I’m a momma’s boy at heart.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

I was single for so long, for 42 years.

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 love to compete – don’t get me wrong.

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

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

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

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.

I’m not afraid to say what I feel.

I just like to get better every day.

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.

Hard work pays off.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

The Big Ten is brand strong.