Frank Rijkaard Quotes

I had the chance to learn from some really talented people who have taught me a lot.

You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I feel like I always learn from somebody who can do something better than I can.

You're able to learn different things from different coaches and different players.

I've worked with a lot of good coaches, so I would be stupid if I did not pick anything up.

People don't understand that, when I was at WCW, if I wasn't wrestling that night, I was down at the Power Plant teaching. I was teaching people how to do stuff, but every time you teach someone, you learn more. The more you learn, the more you teach. The more you teach, the better you get.

La Cave was a great platform for me to learn and be able to listen in on conversations and just get a lot of notes and teachings from those older guys.

Maybe at this stage in my career, it's from that younger generation that I have most to learn.

It was a great learning experience to work with James Stewart.

It's so important to seek out mentors and knowledge from those who have come before you, and I don't think I would be where I am today, both professionally and personally, without each and every mentor who helped me along the way.

You always want to improve, learn from the veterans on the team.

You don't get any better unless you're around guys who know more than you.

It is important to watch and learn from the seniors in the team.

It wasn't until I started my coaching badges that I found that I enjoyed it.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

We really believe that mentorship is a powerful tool.

I've trained under a lot of coaches and always picked up elements that develop a player.

I learned from everybody whose staff I was on. You always learn something.

The 18 years on TNT has prepared me for a lot of opportunities, and coaching is one of them.

Nobody is a born captain. He learns with time.

Mentorship is important for everybody, but it can come in a variety of forms. It can come from your boss or another colleague who may be more of a peer, or someone who reports into you if they have a lot of experience or creative experience.

You see guys that have been in the league for a long time and have taken that opportunity to not only make their game better but to make the people around them better. And to help them know things that maybe you wish you had known.

I feel that each opportunity has been a learning experience for me and will help me grow and be a better coach here in L.A.

Seek out counsel and be a mentor to people, because then they learn how to be mentors.