Gilbert Arenas Quotes

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

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.

Everyone I've worked with - in my eyes - they are mentors and heroes.

Young men, hear an old man to whom old men hearkened when he was young.

You always have something to learn from people who have been through more than you. Be open and receptive to what they know.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.

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.

The wisest have the most authority.

I always looked up to so many people before me and was lucky to become such good friends with them. I learned so much hanging out with those cats.

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

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

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

Oh, man, if in real life I was as cool and suave as Coach Taylor and had all the answers, things would be easier.

Around here, though, people don't treat me any differently. That's to be expected. I don't mind at all, being in the shadow of three Hall of Famers. I just want to learn all I can from them.

I've always respected the authority figures in my life, including my coaches.

I don't think I have been loved by my troops, but I think I have been respected.

Elders are the books of the young.

Marian Wright Edelman is a mentor and hero of mine.

I got a lot of respect for Nancy Pelosi. I love her. She was a mentor of mine.

If you're an old cat around young girls, you got to have somethin' to bring to the table.

When I was young, I was looking for people to look up to - role models I could respect.