"Damn this floor is slippery." ~women in heels

"If Vicki wins, how are we going to sell all this Jello?" ~Jello exec

"Can Vicki be nominated for a Daytime Emmy as Best Villainess?" ~Soap Opera Digest audience member

"Jillian, what happened to wearing pink if I won?" ~Aly from Season 5.

"Who was that blonde chick in the Not Jillian season again?"

"If Reese Witherspoon works out, she might look like Colleen."

"You want drama? The floors are buffed/waxed and all our ladies are in heels for the first time with NO dress rehearsal. Drama? Check. Do have the orthopedists standing by, though." ~NBC Smart Exec.

"She won AGAIN? That's it - next season I am cussing more and meditating less." ~Bob

"This is sort of hard to sit through without the DVR remote." ~audience

"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, Michelle!"

Yeah, Bob's a good trainer, but another victory by Jillian speaks volumes. I honestly believe that her routine to get people to cleanse themselves of personal demons makes a big difference in the contestants excelling (Michelle, Ally).

I think Bob is an excellent trainer. Its the contestants that are responsible for losing the weight. I also believe that if Bob would have had Michelle, Michelle would have still won, thus making a win for Bob. Jillian is awesome! If i went on i would want her. GO BOB! & JILLIAN!

meh. I don't know if you can say that its merely incidental that Jillian had a win every time that she was on (US version). I think that there's something to be said about her training techniques that produces the winners. That being said, I love Bob too and would actually prefer him as a trainer.

I think the reason Jillian fairs so well is basic... she's more mean than nice. What I mean by that is she accepts no excuses. Oh you're in pain... well suck up the tears and give me 10 more! Nice has it's place, and she certainly knows how to be that, but for most people who need to lose a lot of weight, they lack self-motivation and need an extra dose of drill sergeant to get them moving.

I would love to have Jillian kick my butt in the gym, and hang out and have a drink with Bob.

I think the reason Jillian fares better is because Jillian has been where the contestants are! She was once over weight (not sure how much) so she knows where they are coming from! If I were on the show I would much rather have Jillian than Bob as a trainer - but that's just me.

I don't know about that...I once heard Alison Sweeney describe Bob as the trainer who smiles at you and speaks softly, all while killing you. If you think Bob is the "easy" one, think again. It just ain't true. Jill says Bob can come off that way because he doesn't have to exert dominance to get respect. Not sure that I completely agree with that either, but IMO, it's much closer to fact then to infer that Jill is mean and Bob is not. I know some contestants who would beg to differ with that, big time. BTW, there is no one, and I mean, NO ONE who is a bigger cheerleader for their contestants than Jillian Michaels and that spills over onto how she treats her website members as well. She is one very supportive person and it really is too bad that side of her isn't shown more on the television show.

Just my 2 cents..wishing everyone a great holiday weekend...just two more weeks and the new season of BL is on to feed our addiction...yeah!!

Ooopsss...posted without replying....trying to figure out this! I often discuss Jillian to my third grade students with her love and passion for the way she wants them to succeed, just as I want my students to succeed. I wanted to respond to the quote you put with my favorite Jillian said this season----she does really love her peeps though, you can tell!

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I loved these! Hilarious! Especially the one about Ali wondering why Jillian isn't wearing pink!!!

I think the first two seasons are kind of up in the air since the first season Jillian had the biggest gamer in the house who managed to get rid of all the biggest threats (who also said he was peeing blood before the finale doing some dangerous things to get the pounds off), and the second season she had the all mens team. Even though we've had two female BL's in a row, I still firmly believe that men lose weight easier than women.

I do think the last three seasons have been more than a fluke though, and really show Jillian's strength as a trainer. But on the other hand Jillian still hasn't had a single contestant able to beat the percentage of Bob's boy Erik, so that's saying something too. I think they are both very strong in different ways, I don't think one is better than the other. If I had a choice I don't think I'd be able to choose, since they both have quailties that I like.