Vijay Shankar Quotes

I call him 'Daddy Coach.' He's taught me everything that he's known so I'm able to do what I'm able to do.

I had a lot of veteran guys who taught me things.

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

There were some great veterans who I learned so much from and who helped make me the best I could be as a player.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.

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 think there's a lot to be learned from your teammates and older guys around you. And there are many ways to lead. You don't have to change your personality to be a leader.

Age is rarely a limitation to being a mentor.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

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.

Everyone who has had success in his or her field of endeavor has had a mentor along the way.

Anyone who has been successful and has knowledge to share is a potential mentor.

Certainly every manager I've played under you take things from them. That's just part of gaining all that knowledge over the years. Some good, some not so good, but it's all part of the process.

You're able to learn different things from different coaches and different players.

That's part of the process of the longer you play, you can help the guys around you.

Well, I think I've had the opportunity to be around some great coaches and players. And I have been able to learn a little bit, something different from every single one that I've been around.

I might be out of the league if I didn't have a guy like K.G. to show me the ropes and a coach like Doc Rivers.

You see guys that have been in the league for a long time and have taken that opportunity to not only make their game better but to make the people around them better. And to help them know things that maybe you wish you had known.

Of course, there are ups and downs in cricket always, but that's how you learn. I am too young, and what I constantly do is learn from my seniors. They have been in tough situations, and they know how to tackle them. I just keep learning.

I've worked with a lot of good coaches, so I would be stupid if I did not pick anything up.

Bochy is my guy. He raised me in the game; I was 20-years-old and as green as any grapes as you've ever seen on a vine. He took care of me, taught me how to be a professional, and taught me how to get my work done.

When I was coming through, I had very little support from the older players. I always said to myself that if I make it, I never want to be that kind of person. I have a passion for seeing young players develop, so every young player who comes into the first team, I am willing to listen. I will give him everything I have.

It's good to have young players around you.