Flying Lotus Quotes

I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.

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

Mentorship is the key to extraordinary success.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I've kicked on. That's why he played such a big role in my career.

I worked for some very good people who have helped me along the way and actually enabled me to have the opportunity to be selected to join the Astronaut Corps.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

He helped my career, helped me basketball-wise and every other way. I'm a big fan of Thibs.

My coaches, trainer and agency have all helped make me the player and the business that I am today.

You need somebody to open your eyes, to tell you there's things that you can do, and I had that person in Brian Marwood. I think if I'm where I am today, it's because of him.

Sir Alex has a special place in my life. In fact, he was the main man. I was not famous, I was not a star. I arrived at Old Trafford as just another young talent. He was the one who told me to do all the right things. He gave me the opportunity to play in one of the biggest clubs in the world. So he is one of the most important people in the world for me. I worked with Sir Alex for a few years and I know he deserves ­everything that he has achieved in his career. He works so hard, he is clever, he has experience, he is a human guy.

What little success I may have won in life I attribute to the loyalty I had for a dear old friend who was my first steel master, whom you perhaps have never heard of: Captain Bill Jones.

In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

I love doing what I do. I'm a born mentor. I've launched so many people's careers. I worked hard.

I accomplished so many things, so early in my career.

If my assistant goes off and becomes successful, and people want to work with him, I'd take that as a compliment that I'd trained them well.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

Transformed people transform people.

Paul Bearer was very influential in the early stages of my career. He constantly hounded me and I just think he realized the potential that was there. He convinced me that I was in the right place and doing the right thing.

Most of my job and most of what I do is to mentor people. There are a lot of people I work with that I don't have investments in.

You just try to absorb as much as you can from someone who has won as many races and championships as he has. Career wise, he's been the greatest thing that's happened to me.

Mentors, by far, are the most important aspects of businesses.