Chris Hogan Quotes

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

A great guy who is no longer in the league right now who is retired, Kyle Vanden Bosch, I learned a lot from him, and I owe him a lot for my success in the NFL.

I like to be try to be a mentor to some of the younger quarterbacks in the NFL.

For me Sir Alex was my father in football. He was crucial in my career and, outside football, was a great human being with me. Talent isn't everything. You can have it from the cradle, but it is necessary to learn the trade to be the best.

There wasn't a better teacher or mentor out there than Reggie White, on or off the field.

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

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.

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

Kids in college often look for mentors and role models to model their careers after, and women don't have the equivalent of a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I think it's a self-perpetuating loop.

My manager is definitely a mentor as well as Usher.

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

All of us growing up, if you're a professional player or a college player, you're molding your game after guys. You see guys, you see things guys do. Like Randy Moss, I'm a Randy Moss guy.

Growing up my favorite coach was Billy Martin.

Phil Jackson is a role model, and basically a coaching idol of mine. He's someone I really tried to model some of my coaching philosophies after.

Other kids were watching John Elway. I was watching Tom Landry.

Whatever happens happens, but learning from the players at Chelsea is a great experience.

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.

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

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

Having been a world champion, I would love to go on and train a world champion too.

I have a lot of role models.

Greg Davis, Ron Randleman, David Bailiff, Paul Rhoads, Urban Meyer. I would be remiss if I didn't mention all of them as influences.

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

My mentors were very good.