David McCullough Quotes

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.

If anything, any success that I have ever experienced has been because people who didn't have to care about me did, and they pushed me to see things in myself that I did not see in myself at the time.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

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

Without my mentors there is no Misty.

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 was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

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.

J has told me about his past. I know what happened and why. But he is the one person who made me believe in my talent and whatever happened in the past, he's been a wonderful manager to me.

I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.

Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

Mentorship is critical for young people. Mentorship by others for my children is very high on my agenda.

Role models should be people that you know. Like your mum.

I look at where I'm at today and realize that most of my success is owed to the mentors that was in my life.

Matt McGinn and Taylor Phillips played a big part in getting me where I am.

I've been blessed to have a lot of mentors in my life that just have been good people and hard workers. Jae Crowder is one of them; Jimmy Butler is one of them.

I remember the people who mentored me, and I just love being able to do that for other people.

It's really important to have role models, and a lot of the ancients always talked about this. Seneca talked about this, Aristotle talked about this, and in fact, this was my boxing coach's philosophy in college, was that you have to have role models.

You should be careful what you choose to see as a role model, whereas inspiration can come from anywhere.

Well, I was lucky to have people throughout my life who invested in me.

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