Erin O'Connor Quotes

Coaching's not a job, it's a privilege.

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

There are certain aspects that I miss of coaching. But you can't just pick out the good parts. You've got to be all-in and understand there's some negatives, too.

My dad always said you have to value and respect the responsibility you've been given. When I coach, I take that responsibility seriously because I know people have trusted in me, and there are thousands of supporters whose emotions are bound up in what we do.

There's so many things Thierry's taught me, just how you go about being a professional.

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

My mother has been my mentor in my life. The number one attribute was discipline. To be on time to school, never miss a day at school, and then checking out homework and making sure I was doing it correctly and signing me up for lots of activities, extra tests and classes.

It's just like being a father; you got to show them love and you got to show them the path. I don't like this role-model stuff, though.

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else.

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

No, I'm not coaching. It's a huge responsibility to coach somebody.

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.

I like teaching. I would like to help out with the young catchers; be there for them and obviously, you know, what it takes to get here. That's the biggest thing, I think.

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.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter.

I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.

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.

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

Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

Besides being responsible for myself, I'm now responsible for someone else. And I have to set the right examples. I have to really be someone that I would want my child to look up to.

I have a lot of respect for tough coaches.

We could all use more coaching.