Quotes About Mentoring

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

I don't ask other artists for too much advice.

Kids, don't be too big to accept advice.

I used to play with all the older guys. I never played with, really, my age group when I was younger.

Mourinho has taught me to be especially aggressive on the pitch, and now I'm going crazy trying to win every ball.

He always told me I'd score goals; Alan Pardew gives me a lot of confidence.

Anytime you can help a younger player out that's what you're supposed to do.

Teaching isn't one-tenth as effective as training.

They reflect common sense or—as my mentor Nelson Goodman used to quip—common nonsense.

SENTENCES OF THE KHAJAGAN RUDBARI : Heart to heart is an essential means of passing on the secrets of the Path.

Great managers play favorites and spend most of their time with their most productive people. Not because they discriminate, but because they deserve the attention and have so much to teach you.

Brilliant students make good aides.

I'm not as interested in dispensing knowledge on how to make a living ass I am in helping young people learn how to make a life...

Coaching takes patience. I'm more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to.

I have a vested interest in increasing the amount of diversity in my own business. That's something that I care about. So mentoring people who are trying to break into the business who could use a hand, that's the type of person I look for.

I've never really felt like a veteran. I've never felt like the guy who's like, 'OK, everyone needs to look up to me and respect me.' I've always just been one of the guys that people are excited to get in the ring with. That's all I want.

I think that for a lot of young quarterbacks, sometimes it's difficult to get thrown into the fire quickly because from my experience, either you learn how to be a professional from the veteran players.

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.

For some strange reason a lot of people in my age demographic don't want to listen to veterans of this sport.

There were some great veterans who I learned so much from and who helped make me the best I could be as a player.

We coaches have to learn how to deal with that: How do I get to each one best - with a talk, with video analysis? And what sort of tone? We need our own coaches for that. The sports psychologist coaches me too.

Sometimes young men need their confidence boosted, but never their egos.

She always wanted those around her to see the greatest possible versions of themselves. That passion made her a fantastic teacher.

Mentoring at its very core is a learning relationship, and the phases I discuss and explore in this book are structures and processes that contribute to learning.