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Favorite Quotes
ACHIEVEMENT
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered
you will never grow.
Our achievements are shaped by the terrain of our lives and the
strength of the foundations we set. In building the life we have
imagined, we must be true to our beliefs, dare to be ethical, and
strive to be honorable. For integrity is the highest ground to which
we can aspire.
The ultimate achievement of life is to be virtuous, and to have the
character to follow through with your actions 100%. To do so
exercises a greater power than any wealth can buy, and uplifts
one’s honor without the jealousies of fame. To walk with character
along the virtuous path is the result of proven spirit, courage,
truth and honor, which leads to the greatest destiny one can
achieve. To walk this path is a great glory, but to teach someone to
walk this path, through action and word is the greatest glory of
all.
"The higher the goal, the harder the climb, but taken each day,
one step at a time. The goal is accomplished, the dream is attained,
and the prizes? The wisdom and strength that are
gained."
American
Greeting Cards
ATTITUDE
Attitude is a little thing that makes a BIG difference.
COACH
"Good coaches teach respect for the opposition, love of
competition, the value of trying your
best, and
how to win and lose graciously."
Brooks
Clark
"A good
coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what
they are."
Ara
Parashegian
EXCELLENCE
is the result of caring more than others think is wise, risking more
than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think is
practical, and expecting more than others think is possible.
KINDNESS
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their
echoes are truly endless."
Mother
Teresa
LEADERSHIP
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
True leaders are not those who strive to be first but those who
first strive and who give their all for the success of the team.
True leaders are first to see the need, envision the plan, and
empower the team action. By the strength of leaders' commitment, the
power of the team is unleashed.
"One man practicing good sportsmanship is far better than 50
others preaching it."
Knute
K. Rockne
TEAM
"T.E.A.M.
stands for T.ogether E.veryone A.chieves M.ore."
Coming together is beginning ... Keeping together is progress ...
Working together is a success.
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The
ability to direct individuals accomplishment toward organizational
objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain
uncommon results.
WINNING
"In the
end, it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place.
But winning takes a lot more that that, too. It starts with complete
command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire, determination,
discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally, it takes a great deal
of love, fairness and respect for your fellow man. Put all these
together, and even if you don’t win, how can you lose?"
Jesse Owens
"You win some,
you lose some, but you always try again."
"Only
those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly."
Robert
F. Kennedy
"Champions
aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have
deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have
late minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to
have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the
skill."
Muhammad
Ali
"Gold
medals don't make champions...hard work does."
"The will to win is not worth a nickel unless you have
the will to practice."
"The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat
without losing heart."
"Our greatest glory is not in never
failing, but in rising each and every time we fail."
Confucius
"We
cannot fail to win unless we fail to try."
Tom
Clancy
VISION
"Vision without action is a
daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."
Japanese
Proverb
"The best way
to predict your future is to create it."
Japanese
Proverb
VARIOUS
"You never get a second chance to make a good first
impression."
Teaching is a lot like building a house. We help people to
develop a good foundation, then a good support structure, and
finally a good roof. As teachers we can be a major positive
influence on how students choose to live in this house.
Build wisely! Remember... Work like you don't need the money. Love
like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody is watching. To the
world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the
world!
"Keep
away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people
always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too,
can become great."
Mark
Twain
"Experience is
a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson
afterward."
POSSIBILITIES
Within me is infinite power, before me is endless possibility.
Around me is boundless opportunity ... Why should I fear?
"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."
Sun
Tzu
PRIORITIES
"Its not important how much time you have on earth, but
what you do with the time that matters."
Dr.
Michael Steward Sr.
A hundred years from now it will not matter what my bank account
was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove ...
but the world may be different because I was important in the life
of a child.
"Life is a
do-it-yourself project," someone has said. Your attitudes and
the choices you make today, build the "house" you live in
tomorrow.
SPORTS
"Remember that sports are meant to be fun. Don't let
someone make the sport unfun for you."
A.J.
Kitt
"The purpose of
any athletic endeavor is to challenge human limits both on and off
the playing field."
"You can
learn more about a person in an hour of play, than you can in a
lifetime of conversation."
Plato
"The first
thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It
has to be yours."
SUCCESS
Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at
it.
"Greatness is not where we stand, but in what direction we are
moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes
against it, but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie an
anchor."
Oliver
Holmes
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