Quotes About Mentorship

My dad was my best friend. I worshipped him. All of my success in life really comes from him. He believed that you get nothing from negativity.

He was the father of the neighborhood and the voice of reason for everyone. Everything I needed to know to run my business and to be a good human being, I got right here from my father.

It's pretty well documented that Coach Nelson has had a big impact on my life.

I believe in outgrowing a mentor and getting a new one, and I think that you can never be too old to be schooled by your mentor.

I'm learning new things every day and that's crucial as you always need to take advice from the best to keep growing as a player.

There are few teachers from the film industry to guide newcomers. One can see a gap between the film industry and those teaching at film schools.

After I joined the Indian cricket team, MS Dhoni advised me that I need to avoid reading the newspapers and should try to stay away from social media as much as possible.

Legacy is not what I did for myself. It's what I'm doing for the next generation.

Encouraging the next generation is really where my heart is.

It's very important to inspire the next generation.

I get a kick out of helping the next generation of founders.

What's important about my election into the CEO role at Deloitte is to provide a role model for the next generation of diverse leaders at Deloitte.

I don't pay that much attention to sales figures or awards. To me, the big question is: 'Did you influence the next generation?' That's my goal.

I have to continue to grow and take it to another level so the next generation has something to follow.

I see myself helping the next generation of dancers who come along, helping them to keep the dance focused, so we don't get into a position where they're saying in 2050, or whatever, that around 2001 or 2002 or something the dance died.

I want to raise up the next generation of young people who are going to run this community. I need for them to understand government and how it works.

It's like, hey, I've done what I could do, I've accomplished a lot, and now this - especially with wrestling - if this next generation wants to pass me up, great job. Good for them.

The cool thing about this business is taking the knowledge you've gained that people have passed onto you and then you pass it along to the next generation.

Teachers have such hard jobs and they don't get paid well. And in order to be a teacher you need a lot of education, so people aren't teachers for any other reason than they want to be, and they want to help educate the next generation of people.

I have a lot of young followers, and I try to instill a sense of strength for the next generation, because it's not easy.

As professional athletes, we're used to inspiring the next generation, people who are younger than us.

I would always ask Rob Pelinka what Kobe was doing to be who he was. How to get his game to the next level - how does he get that good?

If someone works with me, I try to take them to the next level.

Joanna is a nice person. She helped me a lot before my fights at bantamweight.