Pete Sampras Quotes

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

Everyone who has had success in his or her field of endeavor has had a mentor along the way.

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor.

The best people to listen to are those who have already been successful accomplishing exactly what you are seeking to accomplish.

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.

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.

There are things to learn from people who have already done what you're trying to do.

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.

Don't try to reinvent the wheel. Just learn from the guys who have already done it well. You need a mentor, a seasoned coach who is willing to share his wisdom and experience with you. Ask someone who has already been successful to guide you.

Playing with Tom Watson, I grew up a little bit. Even if he didn't say something to you, even if he didn't give you advice, you have grown up just watching him. It was great.

Know or listen to those who know.

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

I have been lucky enough to work with the world's best designers and top stylists - who have been my mentors.

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

A lot of DJs who started the same time as me, they are not to be seen anymore. And I get so much love and respect from the young DJs, and some of them look up to me or ask me for advice. I am almost like the mentor.

Some of the best advice I've gotten was from William Hurt and Harry Connick Jr. I've really learned a lot from both of them.

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

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

Everybody needs a coach.

Some of the guys that can teach you the best never really made it just because they couldn't execute it themselves, but they can tell everybody else the reasons why everybody else made it and show you how. It's just hard to find those people.

I've worked with some very good directors and some very bad ones. I learned a great deal from both. From the bad, untalented people, you learn what not to do. And when you work with very highly talented people, you want to emulate them.

Me being a veteran presence, I want to see all my guys be successful.

He's Bobby Orr - he's been through it all. Whatever he says, you listen. If you ask a question, you're dying to hear the answer, trying to figure out any piece of information that made him successful.

Bill Belichick has been an awesome, awesome guy to learn from.

There's no shortcut to being a manager or coach.