Quotes About Guidance

I'm very grateful for Scott Hall's willingness to take me under his wing and help me.

I know I have been compared with Broony and he is a player I've looked up to massively. When I first went into the Scotland squad he took me under his wing.

I enjoy Otis Thorpe; he took me under his wing when I was a rookie. I'm also a fan of Ron Harper. He showed me the ropes and showed me what it was to play in the NBA.

I had very good vets that took me under their wing, so I just want to be sure I give the same thing back.

Normally, the path is you get mentored by a chef and they take you under their wing and then they help you open a restaurant. But that path doesnt exist for most people of color.

I had older guys take me in under their wing, make me come get in the cold tub with them, make me stay after and watch film with them, of just continuing to try to push me, and talk to me all throughout practices and games, trying to get my technique right, my knowledge and all of that.

I think is important to give a child room to make mistakes in order to learn. Mistakes build wings so later in life they can fly and go on their own. Let them fall once in awhile... Be their friend and parent as well. When they're in trouble, they will come to you first. Don't try to change their opinion.

I know parents have a hard time letting their kids spread their wings and fly.

As far as the talent goes, when you see somebody who's really hungry and talented and has a bright future, you are willing to allow them to spread their wings and try things. And sometimes they are going to make mistakes, and you're going to have to reel them in and control them. And if it gets too bad, you have to really step in.

I pray to my mother before every game. She passed away when I was 9, but I always consider her my wings on the floor, my extra step, my extra focus, my extra everything, to watch over me when I'm on the court. It takes some pressure off you when you feel like you have your mother above watching you. And I always pray to God for guidance.

I think our job as parents is to give our kids roots to grow and wings to fly.

I believe in being a mother who gives wings, not clips them.

Just as an athlete must exercise his body to be a winner, a leader must exercise his position of authority. If he doesn't, he loses that authority.

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.

When I was in 10th grade, I took one of those tests that's supposed to tell you what you should be when you grow up. The test told me that I should be a journalist.

I don't Twitter. I don't text for those very reasons. I don't want anything to be misinterpreted. I would encourage our guys not to do that.

Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down.

The Bible is not an antiquated text. The scriptures are the text that will lead us into the future.

I would like to be the kind of coach who gets text messages and phone calls from players years after I coach them, because we had something that is bigger than just being on the floor.

God's purpose is more important than our plans.

All of my fighters should get down on their knees and thank me for what I've done for them.

He wanted me to learn to stand on my own feet, and to make it impossible for me to thank him.

Coach Saban did his best job to make me a better player and a better person. I thank him for that.