Daniel Sturridge Quotes

Tuchel always just trusted me and gave me a chance. Of course, he's given me tips and feedback with what he sees every day in training and stuff like that, small things.

I felt like a coach. I just wanted to do what I could as far as helping guys understand what was going to happen early and get the best feedback I could and be a great teammate.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

A lot of guys, especially the young guys, I try to do anything I can for them - on the field, off the field, anything.

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

I can remember having meetings with my coaches when things were going bad. I told them, 'Hey, we've got to be positive. This is the time we need to step up. You've got to make sure they know everything is going to be okay. Keep teaching. Once they see you are down, you lose them and that can't happen.'

Everybody who's been successful has gotten lots of help and input from many, many people.

As a young guy, you talk to the assistant coach.

I might be out of the league if I didn't have a guy like K.G. to show me the ropes and a coach like Doc Rivers.

I utilize my coaches. I value their opinions on a lot of things.

I believe in backing players and helping them out with their game.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.

I've got to tell you right out of the chute, Ryan Howard, to me, is very interested in my input in his hitting. To me that makes me really feel good. We've chatted over the years about hitting.

I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.

My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

I have a good team around me. I have people I trust around me. If I go the wrong way, they will yell at me. Just as they have in the past.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

We could all use more coaching.

Everybody needs a coach.

It's been true in my life that when I've needed a mentor, the right person shows up.

Some mentors are more challenging than others.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

There is a mutual respect that exists between coaches and players, and ultimately, it's about us trying to help them reach their highest potential.