Clyde Drexler Quotes

I sit on the bench, and I watch even my teammates swing, so you can learn from them when they make a bad swing or good swing. I like to watch from the rookie to the veteran player, and that way you can see the difference and learn something from them.

Sometimes people come out of school right now and they immediately want a job doing something. And there's nothing wrong with just listening and learning and watching.

The past has infinite value if one learns from it.

I think there's value in experience and observations that link past to present.

The past has to inform the present.

Sometimes it takes looking at the past to really be able to move forward and learn from it.

I definitely watch the older guys. I'm always watching; that's how I learn.

We have to learn from the past.

I listen to the older people who talk to me. I call them my old heads, people with a lot of wisdom. They'll teach you a lot if you listen.

I try to take a couple of young guys under my wing and tell them what I've learned, because you can't teach nobody if you don't know anything.

We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought experience.

You cannot alter the past. You can only learn from it, and … history is the best teacher.

Presidents look back seeking both inspiration for the future and sanction for the moment

I’ve always tried to help students because I think we owe it to you young folks to pass on what we learned going down the road so that you can make your own mistakes, not the same ones we made.

It was like baptism by fire. There was no school for studying acting. You just have to take it upon yourself to learn from your peers. It's about opening your eyes, listening, and watching.

The benefit of hindsight is we only really talk about those things that did work out.

I learned a lot in my life by paying attention and listening to how people around me worked.

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.

It's always fun to pass on what I've learned to the younger people.

I learned the biggest lesson just watching Ed McMahon, watching him watch Mr. Carson's monologue.

I've primarily worked with actors the same age as me for the past four years, so working with somebody who is 10 years younger than me, you learn a whole different set of skills.

Find somebody who has been successful, and learn how to do it. Find somebody who has been unsuccessful, and learn how not to do it. The clues are there. Find 'em.

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.

Playing every day with important players is good for a young player: you are always learning from experienced players.

You've got these young kids out here that have to learn, but you learn from the guys above you. I learned from the Kevin Faulks.