Vincent Kompany Quotes

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

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.

All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.

It's good to have young players around you.

There were some great veterans who I learned so much from and who helped make me the best I could be as a player.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

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

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 of my job and most of what I do is to mentor people. There are a lot of people I work with that I don't have investments in.

It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.

Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.

The biggest thing is no matter what level I've played at, there is something I can bring to them.

I am there for the athletes I coach.

There's nothing better than having a positive impact on kids.

It is important to watch and learn from the seniors in the team.

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

Me being a veteran presence, I want to see all my guys be successful.

When I pictured myself in the NBA, I always imagined myself with an older guy taking me under his wing.

Canelo has experience and is a superstar. He's showed me a lot as a mentor. It's the biggest blessing that I can have.

When we talk my biggest influence, I have to say Van Gaal. He threw me in the deep end.

I felt like a coach. I just wanted to do what I could as far as helping guys understand what was going to happen early and get the best feedback I could and be a great teammate.

Everyone who has had success in his or her field of endeavor has had a mentor along the way.

I'm really proud of my coaches and the people I have training with me.

Capello put me behind Demetrio Albertini, so I had the right position. I had to follow him like a shadow. It was to learn the basics, but at the same time, it was also a great vote of confidence.