Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

It would be wonderful to have a guru; it would be like having a social worker or a personal trainer, not that people who had either of these necessarily appreciated the advice they received.

I never really had role models or guys in the NBA to show me the ropes or be a friend, mentor to me like that.

The people that are succeeding have often had a mentor of some kind. I think it makes a huge difference.

A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.

My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.

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.

Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.

It's unrealistic to expect the person you go to for sage advice also to be the person you go out and have a good time with. And it's unlikely that he or she will be the same person who's pushing you and motivating you to do more every day, like a coach or manager does.

All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

Harvey Korman was like a private tutor to me. He was such a mentor.

I understand the importance of mentorship for young people, even outside their parents. That's more important now than ever. You gotta have that support system everywhere you can.

Whether you're an athlete or a student, having an adult who believes in you and can give you advice and wisdom that is coming from a place of experience is an incredible asset to help guide you through your young life.

I'm queen of mentorship.

It's not a coach relationship: he's a mentor; it's a life relationship. If I didn't make it in fighting, I didn't have anything else to fall back on.

Coaches are people who are close to you, who you call family.

Coach K was great. We had a couple of individual conversations and he definitely taught me a lot of things.

I never had a role model or something.

Of course I have my father guiding me, and I have people who I have actually grown up with and who advise me.

I'm not a teacher, but an awakener.

I'm happy to keep doing science and being a mentor to anyone who asks for advice.

Without my mentors there is no Misty.

Coaches are very important to players. They're people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour.

My coaches are always my friends. I've always had a coach a year of my life and they're really important part of being a better human for me.

You are only as powerful as your mentors.

I myself have benefited from many mentors throughout my life.