Dusty Baker Quotes

Coaches are people who are close to you, who you call family.

Undertaker was always a leader in the dressing room, always a man's man. No one ever doubted what he said because his word was good. He was a guy that set the dressing room standard. If you had an issue or personal problem, you could go to Undertaker and he would help you.

I get a lot of advice from Mark Harmon, and I take it all to heart because I respect the heck out of him.

We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn't normally talk to your parents about.

She has been more than a mother than me - not much, but definitely more... She's been an unsolicited stylist, interior decorator and marriage counselor... Admittedly, I found it difficult to share my mother with her adoring fans, who treated her like she was part of their family.

A sister is the one person you can call in the middle of the night when you can't sleep or the one who doesn't want to hear about your problems unless you're ready to do something about them. She's the one who is there when you need her or the one whose absence when you need her hurts the most.

I'm one of those people where, if I get a piece of advice from someone I look up to and respect, I'll really listen to it.

For my brother and I, Maureen was a key figure in our life. When we were little, we were probably closer to our nanny than to our parents.

Coaches are very important to players. They're people that are mentors, people that are advising them, people that should be their friends and somebody you can rely on on the tour.

You need somebody you respect and admire to back you always.

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

I always wanted what Mom and Dad had.

I trust my mum with anything. If I have a problem, my mum is always the first person I go to.

When I speak of family, I immediately think of a support system who can give you a reality check when you need it: a mirror reflection of myself. I believe that we are a result of our family - the people who encourage us and tell us the truth about who we are which helps us to grow through their advice and wisdom.

My parents are always supportive of anything their kids do. They point out the pros and cons, but they let you make your own decisions, and when it's bad they stick by you.

If you're going to counsel people - and that's all my ministry is, it's a counseling ministry more than anything else - people have to believe that they can trust you and that they can listen to you, that you're going to try to help them and not just politically try to convert them to your views.

They've got great parents; I'm just trying to be the fun uncle.

It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.

Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.

It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!

My girls have been a great support to me. I come to them when I need to make a decision; they love to watch me work.

There are many ways to be a mother. I have a lot of young actors I mentor, and my nieces and my nephews need a lot of love.

My parents have always told me to work hard. My father was a friend, a very good friend, but when he needed to be a father, he was.

My mom is definitely my rock.

My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor and because I had a hard relationship with my dad, he became a father figure to me.