Lambert, Jack "I was determined to play. I knew all along deep down inside that I could do it, that I was good even though hardly anyone seemed to agree with me. My determination more than made up for any lack of speed, height, or weight."
Landry, Tom "Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan. The key is discipline. Without it, there is no morale."
Lao Tzu “Failure is the foundation of success,
and the means by which it is achieved.”
LaRussa, Tony "Being involved in competition is a privilege and an opportunity. Seek to make the most of that opportunity by pushing yourself to the limit of your abilities. When it is over, you will have earned the respect of your opponents, your coaches, and yourself."
Lasorda, Tommmy "The difference between the possible and the impossible lies in the man's determination."
Lasorda, Tommmy "Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started to think of failure."
Lewis, C. S. "The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is."
Lincoln, Abraham "The occasion is piled high with difficulty. We must rise to the occasion."
Lincoln, Abraham "Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."
Lincoln, Abraham "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."
Lincoln, Abraham "I will prepare, and someday my chance will come."
Loehr, Jim "The ability to summon positive emotions during periods of intense stress lies at the heart of effective leadership."
Lombardi, Vince There is only one way to succeed at anything, and that is to give everything."
Lombardi, Vince "The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender."
Lombardi, Vince "Individual commitment to a group effort. That's what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."
Lombardi, Vince "The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."
Lombardi, Vince "A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little thins in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth "He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce."
Lucas, George “If America is the pursuit of happiness, the best way to pursue happiness is to help other people.”
Lynch, Dr. Jerry "When you believe and think 'I can,' you activate your motivation, commitment, confidence, concentration, and excitement--all of which relate directly to achievement."
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