Diana Lopez Quotes

I don't pay that much attention to sales figures or awards. To me, the big question is: 'Did you influence the next generation?' That's my goal.

I was brought up in a family of leaders, and I think leadership is a life sentence. I like changing things that will shape the future.

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.

The game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has left a mark on our culture to be voted as one of the best to ever play.

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

I want to have a cultural impact. I want to be an inspiration, to show people what can be done.

To a great leader there is no worthy seed.

For me, money is not my definition of success. Inspiring people is a definition of success.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

People don't follow a leader but follow a vision - a vision of what the future looks like and how their work helps them along that path.

Basketball to me is more than a passion or a paycheck - it is the tool I use to try to have an impact in the world.

There are people who are unsure, and maybe their minds can be changed based on someone's work and accomplishments. Those people are the ones I'm interested in having stay tuned and watching for the rest of my career.

All the success I want is to inspire and impact on people that I come across that watch the game.

Greatness is contagious.

Without a doubt, Dana White is my biggest influence.

The biggest accolades aren't the Grammys for me. It's creating opportunities for people.

I take my role as an ambassador for the sport, and as a role model for boys, girls, mommies, daddies - whoever it is - very, very seriously. I know the impact my role models have had in my life, and I'm in a really beautiful position to be able to be that for others.

Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.

Teachers, you are the shapers of thought and the molders of sentiment, not of this age and of this generation alone, but of ages and generations to come.

A great man is one who deliberately causes something important to a happen, the probability of which seemed low before he took up the task. A great man is a man who gives history a turn which it could scarcely have taken without him. They give history a twist which nobody would have predicted. Great men leave permanent effects.

If I didn’t kick his [Bill Clinton’s] ass every morning, he’d never amount to anything