Lane Kiffin Quotes

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

There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

I try to develop others. I get a great deal of joy out of helping people who, over the years, I've spent a lot of time mentoring - and just trying to get them to another level.

I'm a mentor to anybody who's interested.

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.

All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.

I had a great manager in Jose Mourinho, who really helped me. He was always there when I needed him.

Seek out counsel and be a mentor to people, because then they learn how to be mentors.

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.

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

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.

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

Mentoring is about listening to people, helping them go over what the issues are and how to clarify ways to deal with any problems that may arise.

The best piece of advice I've received is find a mentor, but also mentor others. You have two hands, so reach up, look for as many mentors as you can to get where you want to go, but never forget that you have another hand, and you have to reach down and lift others up, too.

Obviously, if some young girl wants my advice and wants me to be her mentor, I would be very happy to offer that. But I don't really see myself as a coach.

Some mentors are more challenging than others.

I've always tried to help younger players and to talk with everyone.

Obviously, I talk to young players and help them a little bit with my experience.

We really believe that mentorship is a powerful tool.

When I pictured myself in the NBA, I always imagined myself with an older guy taking me under his wing.

There's a very public quality to coaching.

When you're the younger guy, you're kind of only looking after yourself. Obviously you have to be a bit selfish in terms of what you're doing. But when you're the older guy you have to look out for the younger guys as well. If they're making mistakes, they need help, then you help them.

I am always open to the idea of helping young and aspiring cricketers.

Coaches are always important for players.