Ser'Darius Blain Quotes

My uncle is just, like, always pushing me to be better, be a man, and showing me the ropes of the game.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.

The force of character is cumulative.

When I had older guys around me, I kind of leaned on them for advice and went through tough times.

My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions.

Coach Wooden, when he speaks, you listen. I've taken a lot of things from him and his little blue book because to him, it's not just about basketball, it's about life as well.

My father has been my role model. And I always looked up to him - be it his management philosophy or his approach towards life.

The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the person's life and teach them those things at a younger age, and then the better off they'll be.

I think right now the way society's going, I think role models are important, and kids need direction. If I didn't have that direction growing up, who knows what I could be doing, because I've been lost many times in my life, and I've had to have someone guide me back on the right path.

I have, I think, eight mentors. It's crazy, but I need them. They are all really important to me. They keep me grounded and advise me.

In life, you'll often find that having influence and providing sound advice is a good thing, even if it attracts criticism or requires some sacrifice.

I don't necessarily have one mentor or 'a' mentor. But I do pull inspiration from people, and that's always kind of served me well.

It's so important to seek out mentors and knowledge from those who have come before you, and I don't think I would be where I am today, both professionally and personally, without each and every mentor who helped me along the way.

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.

By deciding to live our lives based on solid values and unwavering truth, we can leave a legacy for the young men and boys who want nothing more than to follow in our footsteps.

My father didn't make us fighters, he made us teachers.

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

With my time in the league, what I will be most proud of is the fact that my character, values and faith were tested, and I persevered.

I have a lot of role models.

For a young player, it's important to have people around you other than yourself. You're immature as an 18- or 19-year-old.

If you're a young man, and you're being coached by someone like Guy Lewis, you're going to become a better man.

My father-in-law, Mike Sherman, coached a long, long time, and he just said, 'Be true to yourself. Be who you are, and people will follow you.' And I found that way to work for me.

What I always say is that young people need older people to develop their game, grow as people, and understand what Real means.

Grow into your ideals so that life cannot rob you of them.