Lane Kiffin Quotes

As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.

In great Al Davis fashion, he took a reach that he believed in and instilled confidence in me like nobody else could. I was able to become all that he expected of me.

When we talk my biggest influence, I have to say Van Gaal. He threw me in the deep end.

Coach Saban did his best job to make me a better player and a better person. I thank him for that.

After all, I'm nobody to tell the U-19s how they should lead their lives. My job is to give them the belief, it's better than just advice. We love guys who go through their journey themselves.

I'm thankful for the experience and to be able to coach other young people on their journey through college football. It's a privilege.

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

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.

Transformed people transform people.

The people who influence you are the people who believe in you.

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 coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

I fell in love with coaching. I loved interacting with young people, having the opportunity to make a tremendous impression on them.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Three coaches at Notre Dame made a big difference in my life, not that I played any football when I attended Notre Dame. But Frank Leahy, Ara Parseghian, and Lou Holtz - they all made a difference to me, and I respected them for their attitudes about life and how they handled loss.

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 feel like I've been very blessed to have some great mentors through the years, starting with Don James, who was my college coach, who really inspired me to want to be a coach, which is not something that I really had in mind.

True success for me is allowing players to be better than I was. That is what I went into coaching for and I've not lost sight of that.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I feel fortunate to be a part of a football community that includes leaders who recognize the power of sport to make a difference and who, like so many of my coaches, are defined not only by their knowledge but by their ability to bring out the best in every member of their teams.

I do think there is a responsibility for myself as being a senior professional footballer to be able to pass on my experiences to the younger generation.

I realized that I still had a lot to offer the game. My knowledge could maybe help younger guys. I enjoyed being around the clubhouse, on the field.

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

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.