Brad Stevens Quotes

Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life.

I didn't play much under Imranbhai, but he was special.

You ask yourself, 'What do you want your legacy to be?' I'm content at this point to say, 'Those who follow me.' Romeo Crennel, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, to name a few. I think I've got a pretty good group, so far.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

Ava DuVernay is my personal Phil Jackson. She's a perfect coach.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

I'm queen of mentorship.

Coach Dyer was a great mentor for me and a great teacher.

When you have someone that manages, coaches you, and you follow, and you believe, and you do everything that you can because you believe in that idea in your leader, that stays forever. That is the impact Jose Mourinho had on me.

I'm sort of a father figure to a lot of these players.

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 felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.

Look at people that influenced me - but I didn't know if I had that sort of 'I'm going to take you under my wing' person.

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson.

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.

I want to be a role model.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

I know that I'll end up being a role model for many, many people out there for all kinds of reasons.