Quotes About Mentoring

I think we all have an obligation to teach children whatever we can

No se deben dar preceptos, sino hacer de manera que los encuentre el alumno.

Learn from the greats, and expose yourself to better work.

It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.

Once when I went over my work with my Washington University professor, the late great Stanley Elkin, he pointed to a passage of mine and said: Stop vamping. It has remained a caution.

What I like doing these days is spending more time with coaches because I think it's important to work on yourself.

Whenever I work with anyone, it is an opportunity for them to become more professional and do something for someone else.

The next best thing is to work with those who are not quite there yet to bring them up to that level.

I hope to work with kids any way possible.

I love managing characters. Characters make teams and I believe I can deal with all sorts. The most important thing is being able to pass my knowledge on to others and allowing them to flourish as individuals and as part of a team with a specific strategy.

The experience I have is invaluable and being able to share my confidence and knowledge of the game is one of my biggest strengths.

I worked under Jose Mourinho, a manager who taught me new things and stressed I should believe in myself.

Putting yourself in a position to observe and work with the pros, whether you are paid or not, is key to helping you make the kinds of strides that set you out in front of the pack.

We have our great days and our bad days. No matter what bad day I go through or strike out four times in a row, I still want to have that great attitude and go after the game and go talk to the kids and not worry about the game and let them know that this is what matters.

In a battery, I strive to maximize electrical potential. When mentoring, I strive to maximize human potential.

I like to be able to control which players I'm working with. Because it doesn't matter how good a coach you are if the guys you're working with think they already know it all. You need a response, you need to feel they're trying. I want players who are always striving to improve.

I have a mentor. I have... guides. I have a lot of guides. Not a lot, but people whose opinions I really respect and who I will turn to.

The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction.

I had a lot of coaches growing up that were very hard on the kids in the name of building character, but it could have the opposite effect on kids.

So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what they need to do is read with children.

Leadership is not about you; it's about investing in the growth of others.

During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.

I first came up under Joe Royle and when Keegan took over it was even better for me because I felt his style added more to my game.

contract. To get around this problem, the manager of the Orioles, Jack Dunn, adopted George and became his legal guardian. Young George's relationship with Dunn led to him being given his famous name. One day Dunn brought George to the ballpark to show him the ropes. When the other players saw the new player, one remarked, "Well, here's Jack's newest babe." Soon, all his teammates were calling him Babe.