Tommy Lasorda Quotes

The key to all things is determination.

I will not retreat; I will find the strength to reach my goal.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.

It's all about your determination, I think, as much as anything. There are a lot of people with talent, but it's that determination.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.

On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.

The determination to win is the better part of winning.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.

People's passion and dedication can conquer anything.

When a person sets out to achieve something, one doesn't rest until the goal is achieved.

A determination to succeed is the only way to succeed that I know anything about.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop succeeding. But if you start discarding determination, you very quickly get an ineffectual and perpetual grad student.

There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Never quit. It is the easiest cop-out in the world. Set a goal and don't quit until you attain it. When you do attain it, set another goal, and don't quit until you reach it. Never quit.

If you continue to work hard, let that be the fuel to your fire.

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

I will keep working hard!

I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.

They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.

One who is persistent will excel.