Jorge Posada Quotes

To me, the avocation of a teacher has something elevating and exciting. While surrounded by the young, one may always be doing good.

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.

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

I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.

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've put in 63 years now in the big leagues as a player, coach, manager. And now just being around these young guys, it keeps you going pretty good.

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

Teachers are out there with a very difficult job, which they pursue with tireless dedication.

My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

Those who care, teach. Those who love, teach. Those who can, teach.

He knew I enjoyed the relationships of college basketball. All along, he was the wise one.

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

I enjoy tutoring. I just really enjoy the experience of teaching.

I hope to work with kids any way possible.

The biggest thing is no matter what level I've played at, there is something I can bring to 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.

Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.

The teachers I know are extremely dedicated people.

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.

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.

Listen to my advice; I have some experience. In a way, it is me being a teacher, which is what I wanted to be. I still feel I could go into teaching. What is teaching but passing on your knowledge to those who are at the beginning? Some people are born with that gift.

You've just got to listen to what experienced people are telling you. You've obviously got to listen to what they want you to do in training and in matches and commit to improving every aspect of your game.

I am there for the athletes I coach.

If you get a chance to coach against one of your mentors, and a guy that taught you almost kind of the foundation of what you know about this game, I think it would be a fun, humbling opportunity.