Danny Welbeck Quotes

If I don't explain or tell some of my experiences, I feel like I'm doing guys a disservice because I know as a younger player, there's things I could benefit from the experience of an older guy.

There are lots of women I look up to, but mentors are someone you talk to and not just admire. A lot of my friends that I trust are my mentors.

I'm willing to share my experiences with any young quarterback.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

I look up to people that are much older than me, so being a mentor is a full time job.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

Mentorship is critical for young people. Mentorship by others for my children is very high on my agenda.

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

Laurence Fishburne is my mentor.

I wish there were people when I was young that I had a respect for and looked up to that I could have been guided by. I didn't have that, and I really do wish I did because I think I would've learned a lot more.

I learned so much from Ric Flair... just listening to him guide me early in my career.

You try and pick up something from everyone you work with and I grew up watching Jame Carragher and it was such an honour to train with Liverpool's first team.

I realized that I still had a lot to offer the game. My knowledge could maybe help younger guys. I enjoyed being around the clubhouse, on the field.

This is something that I think has been going on for before I played football - just kind of guys sitting down with some of the younger guys to prepare them for what they'll be faced with.

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

Witten was my guy. I stayed in Wit's hip pocket and did everything I could to learn from him, learn how to be a pro.

I like to be try to be a mentor to some of the younger quarterbacks in the NFL.

LeBron's been like a big brother to me, watching me play and giving me pointers on just little things. I really look up to him.

Physically helping me with advice and direction and a job was Richard Petty. He did a lot for me at a young age, when I needed help and direction.

I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went into the Scotland squad he took me under his wing.

Look at people that influenced me - but I didn't know if I had that sort of 'I'm going to take you under my wing' person.

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

If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.