Inspirational thoughts

“Patience is the companion of wisdom.” St. Augustine

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” George Washington

“Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.” George Washington

“Class is striving hard to be the best at what you do while taking the needs of others into consideration.”

— Roger Staubach

“May you always remember to enjoy the road, especially when it’s a hard one.” Kobe Bryant

“Interpreting freedom as the multiplication and rapid satisfaction of desires, men distort their own nature, for many senseless and foolish desires and habits and ridiculous fancies are fostered in them.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“You can never give up-athletics taught me that. You must work hard, prepare, learn from your losses and continue to fight until the very end.” Roger Staubach

“Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smiles and just keep on rolling.” Kobe Bryant 

“Leadership is lonely… I’m not going to be afraid of confrontation to get us to where we need to go. There’s a big misconception where people thinking winning or success comes from everybody putting their arms around each other and singing kumbaya and patting them on the back when they mess up, and that’s just not reality. If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable.” Kobe Bryant