Quotes About Mentorship

When you're a kid, you're just not equipped to deal with some of the stuff that life brings you. It's why you have parents. And then, when you don't, there better be somebody who fills in that gap, or you're going to be rudderless for a while.

The player who is almost at the same age as my daughter... I treat all my team-mates as brothers and I treat him just like a team-mate. I embrace them all and I am always around them giving advice because this is part of my job as a team captain and friend. I don't make them feel the gap in the age because I believe this should be normal.

The beautiful thing about stand-up advice is that it applies to anybody, any gender, any race, any age. The best thing you can do - everybody will tell you - is get on stage as much as you can. I would add to that: get on stage as much as you can - with the people you admire.

General consultant to mankind.

Every writer is a writer of the generation before.

I just want to give back and kind of be a resource for younger generations.

I've been fortunate to work with artists that are at the top of their respective genres. That allowed me to learn from them and their success.

I have never forgotten John Candy's generosity. He showed me how to be a gentle leader.

The first time I was called up for Germany, it was Mesut who decided to look after me. He told me if I ever had any kind of problem, he would try to help me out, and that is exactly what he did. For sure, he helped me a lot.

When my two boys were growing up and asking me about what I did and what kind of player I was I showed them all the matches from the European Championships in 1988 when we beat Germany in the semi-final and won the final against Russia.

He was definitely a father figure for all of us. Once you were a Giant, you were always a Giant.

If you're given gifts or blessings in your life, it's up to you to help the guy coming up behind you.

My father is good with advice, as you might guess. But he keeps it short, and the takeaway is usually the same: to help us find our own way and our own gifts.

I don't know what to say about Jill Marie. The girls on 'Girlfriends' were all my babies.

My father used to give me a lot of advice.

I'm always giving life lessons in my music.

I don't believe in giving advice.

I love teaching. I love coaching. I love teaching communications class. I love giving back to the kids and the industry.

We believe the most important thing is giving back to this game, not just for the players that are playing today but for the future of the game.

I can definitely see myself coaching, I'm not sure what level, but I do love teaching and giving back what I've learned on this journey of mine. Yeah, Coach Tay does have a nice ring to it.

I'm just glad I play for Coach Belichick.

Teaching is very fulfilling because every day I go home feeling like I helped people.

Growing up as a young chef, the cookbooks I had, and I remember, were the Roux brothers. The Roux brothers for me back then - and now! - you know, it's like gods of cooking.

My dad was a really good golfer, and he just taught me how to play.