Bret Bielema Quotes

When you play against good people, that's when you focus your concentration. Your sense of urgency to be disciplined in your execution all become more critical. Sometimes you get away with doing things not quite right against lesser competition, but when you play against real good people that's when it shows up.

I think of the important things: how to prepare, how to practice, how to prepare to practice.

You've just got to read your read keys and rep it in practice and then just do your job on the field.

Obviously, if I start bowling more, I will get better. To bowl more, I must be effective whenever I get to bowl - it doesn't matter if it is the 40th or the 100th over.

I trained like an animal, but the thing is focus and concentration. When the bell rings it's like when the little red light goes on over the camera. And I can usually nail my lines on the first or second take because I'm right there.

I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.

Having three tough finishing holes in a major, you know, you know that, most likely, it's going to come down to those last three holes. Having a good game plan, a good strategy, and executing obviously is going to be the big key.

Yes, gymnasts aim for perfection, but I never thought about the score. If that's what's in your mind, it will probably mess you up.

In my early work, my time in the batting cage, that's serious, and that's when I feel like I'm really working. That's where I have to lock in on my approach, make sure my mechanics are right, and make sure my mindset is right for the upcoming game. But then, when the game comes up, it's a game! You're supposed to have fun when you play games.

You try and take every kick exactly the same, no matter if it's the beginning or the last minute.

I think free throws are harder because you have more time to think about it, and every eye is on you. When it's a trey, you catch and shoot.

I always try to prepare as well as possible for matches.

I make sure that I'm 100 percent ready to go before I put that tee into the ground.

There are spots that I have to hit. Throws I can't miss.

I have to devote my time and thoughts to training and playing.

Anytime I'm on the field, I need to make every kick that's in front of me.

Fight night, I have to go out there and perform. I have to go out there and do what I've been trained to do. It has to come my way. I have to go out there and take it.

I have to go at a good pace because how you practice, that's how you play.

We ignore noise, and we really just to try hunker down on preparation, our practice, and going out and trying to play our best games on Sundays.

If you want to really learn your playbook, you just do it.

It's about discipline. It's about following instructions. It's about the execution of the plan. That's what sport is.

I learned early that it's very important to approach every single kick you attempt, even those in practice, as if it were in a game.

I'm only 18 and playing on this big stage; sometimes you have to be really good in front of the goal. I feel like that's something that I really have to work on, and that's something that I'm going to work on in training.

A lot of different factors go into making your performance a good one.

In international sport you get distractions all the time, but at the end of the day that shouldn't affect how you deliver a ball or how you hit a ball.