Andrea Pirlo Quotes

I know personally as a young player when coaches came to my school that is someone you want to be like and I think that helps massively.

It's a great feeling to have a lot of big characters in the team who are willing to help the younger players come through and help them do well.

You need to have discussions and make sure you guide players towards the collective spirit. It can't be done overnight.

Growing up at United and training with him day-in, day-out, you learn a lot from him. Wazza is always there, and you can talk to him. He has been through a lot of experiences in his life, and he is always happy to pass that experience down to the younger players.

I've worked with incredible people that have set amazing examples for me.

The outstanding coach is a teacher that gets all his squad to accept the role that he considers to be the most important for the welfare of all.

I don't care to be famous. But at the same time, you look at all the role models these little girls have, and they don't have anyone to look up to. I mean, it's weird, but if I just hid out and didn't let myself be known, who would they look up to instead, you know?

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

I am a role model, definitely and I definitely support women.

Mike Matheny, Fernando Vina, Edgar Renteria, Mark McGwire and Darryl Kile... before he died. Those guys took me under their wing and taught me the way to play the game the right way.

Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.

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.

We've seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they're great images for the city to gravitate toward, especially for kids.

He was definitely a father figure for all of us. Once you were a Giant, you were always a Giant.

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

We need to offer great examples to our youth.

I make an active effort to remain a positive role model to kids. They need people to show them there's another way.

When your best players are really good guys, it's the best.

When you have the ability to affect other people and be somebody that somebody wants to emulate, care enough to help somebody else for their benefit, that's what makes you a good teammate, and that's what everybody's looking for.

I've always said I aspire to follow the likes of John Terry, Michael Dawson and Rio Ferdinand. I always watch what they do and try and learn from them.

People want to see how we get teams to come together so quickly. They want to see how we get young guys to play so hard and so unselfish. I'm fine with that. I have no problem sharing that.

It's always great for a young guy to have those examples, even though you may not follow 'em right away, it's great to have those guys in the locker room that you could look up to and see the right way to go about your business.

I love being around my teammates, and I love leading and having responsibility.

I wouldn't be anywhere close to where I am today without my pops. I think a lot of a football player's makeup is mental, and I've been blessed to have someone to learn from. Not just from a technical standpoint, but everything he taught me about being a hard worker, a teammate and just being a football player.

I want to make sure I'm a role model for young girls and play the best I can for my team and my country.