Bret Bielema Quotes

I don't like to compare coaches.

I don't like to compare players, particularly to myself.

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

I want to have records on the field and do things on the field. That's what this is about.

The guys in the top five, they're good everywhere. Me, I'm just almost one-dimensional.

Managers and players at different clubs, it's difficult to compare.

As an outsider, when you think of Indiana, you think about a place that not only has championships but a championship tradition.

I'm trying to win a ring and that's what it's about.

You're working a million hours and you're on the road recruiting and you're doing all these things, but at the end of the day, you're competing for a championship. You're competing for a Big Ten Championship, you're in the Rose Bowl, you're taking your family to the Cotton Bowl.

There's three banners I want to hang - ACC regular championship, ACC tournament championship, and, of course, the national championship.

I want to be the European, Olympic, Commonwealth and world champion. I want the full set.

So for me Tendulkar is the greatest but Kohli is not far behind and could well end up as the greatest.

I would say this: no matter what style you play, at some point, the team that beats you, people are going to say, 'I guess your style doesn't work.'

You can look at every game, some where I've been a defensive player and others where I've had an impact.

We knew no matter how well 'Phir Hera Pheri' does, it would always be compared to 'Hera Pheri.' Yet, we took it as a challenge.

The only reason you would hate to be compared to 'Fleabag' is if you were said to be 'not as good as Fleabag'.

The one thing you have to be careful of is trying to do what other teams and players are doing when you don't have the people to do it yourself.

Most of the girls who were better than me went to college or quit tennis. It's interesting to see who stuck around. It's pretty crazy to see who was good in juniors, who tried going pro. A lot of people fall off and it's really that difficult to get to each level.

I'm confident I can take the gold in Beijing.

Everyone watches everyone pitch. If they're doing good, you're trying to take something out of them. I've taken something from probably every average to above-average pitcher I've ever played with - what they do. You see what they do and how you can put that into your game.

I was not guaranteed a starting place at Everton. I had a lot of injuries. Darron Gibson and Marouane Fellaini were in form, so it was a push for me to get in that side.

As the competition goes further along, you start to see who's rising and who's falling.

If you want to know who was better, me or Willie Mays, you have to look at our career stats. And Willie's bottom line was better.

Sure, Messi and Ronaldo have scored more goals than me. But I won the treble!

I never think about awards or anything like that when I do a job. I was first named a best actor when I was 12 years old and it doesn't really mean anything when you get down to it, because there is no best. I don't get all that involved. My chest puffs up as much as I can puff it up but I am not trying to be better than the person I am acting with. I am trying to be at least as good. That's how it works.