Quotes About Mentorship

When you're a veteran and speak to a lot of these young players, teach them a lot of things, it's amazing to me the way they're able to translate that to the court.

My first target is not to win: it's to develop young players with our work. That was my first idea when I started as a coach, because with this work come results.

As a player, I could have the ball in my hands; I could kind of dictate what happens. I'm still learning, a young coach with young players. Sometimes I'm going to see things. They're not going to see what I see. So it's being able to translate that and help them see what I'm seeing.

I think the person I learnt the most from as a coach was Cruyff because he was always talking about tactics - how to play, where to play and when to play. I think that helps a lot of young players, which is good. He was the most important trainer for me.

I feel it's my duty to get to the young players, tell them what's out there.

I sacrificed for the Dallas Cowboys when most quit. I put in overtime to try to help young players.

Obviously, I talk to young players and help them a little bit with my experience.

I've always enjoyed the coaching side, working with young players, trying to improve them and to make them not only see football different but to see life differently.

Some young players think that they want to be like Manuel Neuer.

When I spent time in the academy, exchanging ideas with young players, being on the field, the way they were looking at me - I loved it. And I felt really comfortable at it.

My dream is to help young players. I don't want them to make the mistakes I did in the past.

For the fans, for the club, for the young players, I want to show there is a pathway at Fulham for young players to go through in the first team.

Young players are starting to come up as well and they will see me as one of the older, experienced ones.

My discipline in myself has got me where I am. I try to emphasise that to young players.

When you get a bit older, you gain more experience, and you try to put it to good use, to help yourself in different ways and also the young players.

I know myself that I am a manager who really gives young players a chance when they deserve it.

My job as a former player is to help young players understand about the business.

I think most young players who take off from the start are usually put in a situation where they are surrounded by good, veteran players.

I have experienced a lot in football and if the young players need advice, they know they can ask me.

It's good to have young players around you.

At the end it's not too important to speak too much. The important thing is what you do on the pitch, that you are an example for the young players, for the old players, that everybody knows that this guy will help us.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I've always had a fortunate knack for grabbing young talent and giving them a break.

I'd like to manage someone, a young talent that maybe doesn't have the mic skills.