Bret Bielema Quotes

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

A leader is a coach, not a judge.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

I have spent a lifetime watching kids make mistakes because they were not trained or well led or properly motivated to do well. I never faulted the kids; rather, I saw opportunity to train, to motivate, to improve leadership - not to punish the individual.

I am there for the athletes I coach.

I can remember having meetings with my coaches when things were going bad. I told them, 'Hey, we've got to be positive. This is the time we need to step up. You've got to make sure they know everything is going to be okay. Keep teaching. Once they see you are down, you lose them and that can't happen.'

Pep is the best manager in the world. He's always looking to help me get better and improve my game.

It is good for a manager to believe in the ability that you've got and give you the confidence to go out and enjoy your football.

Arsene Wenger gave me the belief to keep working and competing. He was not talking to me every day, 'I believe in you,' but it was every now and again. The right amount.

The reason you get into coaching in the first place is to help and develop, try to make people better.

To have a superstar - he's Allen Iverson - he really took me under his wing and really forced me to shoot the ball and forced me to make plays, and to have him do that for me - and the way he was always in my ear telling me to shoot the ball and supporting me - it's a big deal.

My best games for England were under Eddie Jones. Eddie got the best out of me. He understood that I needed an arm around me, needed my tyres pumped up.

My teammate Torii Hunter taught me how to lead and provide encouragement to the locker room.

It's awesome for your coach to trust you and have confidence in you.

I just try and be helpful to the players in every way possible.

Virat has helped me with my preparation, mindset, and he has given me a lot of confidence.

My mentor said, 'Let's go do it', not 'You go do it'. How powerful when someone says, 'Let's!'

Coaching staff: I know there's days you look at that film and you want to kill me. I'm not playing defense, taking bad shots, getting too many techs. But you always believe that I can be the guy. Through the tough times, you guys never left my side... That's something that I really appreciate and I never want to take you guys for granted. I thank you so much for being part of my life. And not just on the basketball court, but giving me talks about growing as a man first, and a basketball player next.

Encourage the many; mentor the few.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

I like to be supportive and a role model.