John C. Crosby Quotes

You can only mentor somebody if they want to be.

I'm of the school that I will direct you if you request it - if you have a question.

I give advice to anybody who asks.

Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports to you. Leaders also need to provide the direction, energy, encouragement and inspiration for each person who reports directly to the leader as well as for the overall organization.

I know there are people who say 'just coach'... I don't hear them.

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

A lot of my friends ask me for advice.

When you have an icon that wants you to succeed, it's awesome.

Rod Strickland has been influential. He gives me a lot of advice, good and bad games; he is someone I really look up to a lot.

A lot of credit to my teammates and my coaches for pushing me and helping me.

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.

A good mentor offers directions and driving tips from the back seat. You still have to drive the car.

A people unused to restraint must be led, they will not be drove.

Encourage the many; mentor the few.

Sir Alex has a special place in my life. In fact, he was the main man. I was not famous, I was not a star. I arrived at Old Trafford as just another young talent. He was the one who told me to do all the right things. He gave me the opportunity to play in one of the biggest clubs in the world. So he is one of the most important people in the world for me. I worked with Sir Alex for a few years and I know he deserves ­everything that he has achieved in his career. He works so hard, he is clever, he has experience, he is a human guy.

I believe in backing players and helping them out with their game.

I try to be a guide for people, to make their darkness bright and to make the pathway light, and never to condemn or control or criticize.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.

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.

Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.

A director just pushes them a little this way or that way.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

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.