Daymond John Quotes

My role models in the business were the older guys on my team when I first got there: Gray Scott, Adrian Smith, Roland Taylor. These were the guys who took me under their wing, and really schooled me in terms of what the business was about.

There's just nothing to me so invaluable in my business, but in many businesses, as great mentors.

Mentorship is important for everybody, but it can come in a variety of forms. It can come from your boss or another colleague who may be more of a peer, or someone who reports into you if they have a lot of experience or creative experience.

Seek out counsel and be a mentor to people, because then they learn how to be mentors.

Mentoring is an interesting job.

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

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

Colleagues are a wonderful thing - but mentors, that's where the real work gets done.

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I've kicked on. That's why he played such a big role in my career.

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.

I back people who I think will be seeking help and advice. These are the best entrepreneurs.

Obviously, I talk to young players and help them a little bit with my experience.

We really believe that mentorship is a powerful tool.

I don't like to brag about it, but there are people I've worked with at the start of their career, and they've all become very, very successful.

As team-mates, it is difficult to act as a mentor.

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.

I've been very, very lucky because I've had so many great mentors.

I don't really have a mentor.

I do believe that mentorship is something I did not get in school, and I don't think it exists in school in a sufficient way.

I'm not a person of mentors.

Any rookie that can develop a mentorship with a former quarterback like Jim Kelly, it's going to be huge.

20 years ago, I was pushed and mentored and given challenging assignments and then supported. That allowed me to have the career path I've had.