Tara Lipinski Quotes

It's been true in my life that when I've needed a mentor, the right person shows up.

Of course I have my father guiding me, and I have people who I have actually grown up with and who advise me.

My mentors in life are much older than me and have been through life. They can actually give me some sound advice on what I'm going through.

There's natural mentoring that goes on in my life every day.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.

My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.

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

I think right now the way society's going, I think role models are important, and kids need direction. If I didn't have that direction growing up, who knows what I could be doing, because I've been lost many times in my life, and I've had to have someone guide me back on the right path.

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

I wish there were people when I was young that I had a respect for and looked up to that I could have been guided by. I didn't have that, and I really do wish I did because I think I would've learned a lot more.

When your dad is your father, best friend and mentor, all in one, it's hard to explain what he brings. He brings confidence and self-awareness through my game, on and off the court. I'm blessed to have him.

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

When I had older guys around me, I kind of leaned on them for advice and went through tough times.

If you're a young man, and you're being coached by someone like Guy Lewis, you're going to become a better man.

I had a bunch of people who kinda looked out for me. You know, gave me the words of wisdom.

Seek out a person whom you admire and respect for the support you need - that we all need from time to time.

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them.

I think the years on 'The Donna Reed Show,' the years from 14 to 19, were so incredibly important. Donna Reed was simply an extraordinary woman, a woman of great strength, kindness, integrity and compassion. I am not trying to make her sound like a saint, but she had the most profound influence on me. I carry her with me today.

The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different classes - but above all, he taught me lessons in moral, physical, and intellectual courage that I have tried to apply in later life.

All I can say to the kids is if you've a problem in fishing or life, if you talk to an older person, you're gonna end up alright, because nine times out of 10, they've been through the same thing.

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

I look up to people that are much older than me, so being a mentor is a full time job.

I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother.