“As a mentor, you have to be willing to put yourself in your mentee's shoes to understand their struggles that they deal with. It's not supposed to turn into a pity party by any means, but empathy speaks volumes to a mentee in need of help rather than forced sympathy.”

American professional basketball player, born 1992

Tobias Harris is an American professional basketball player, born in 1992. He plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association and has built a long NBA career since being drafted in 2011. He played one season of college basketball for the Tennessee Volunteers before entering the 2011 NBA draft, where the Charlotte Bobcats selected him 19th overall and then traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks. He has also played for the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers. His career earnings are the highest in NBA history for a player who has never been named an All-Star.