Los Angeles City College

Never let your opponent break your concentration: You, yourself can sometimes be your own opponent. Focus. Keep your eye on the prize.

Ever see the campus at night? It is quite wonderful.

What are the makings of a champion? Persistence. High standards. Perseverance. Integrity. What did I miss?

Prepared? Forethought, planning and practice: is setting up to succeed. Failure to prepare yourself to be successful, is preparing yourself for failure. ... What is at your horizon? What endeavors are to come? Are you prepared? To fail? Or to succeed? Prepare yourself - and don't be surprised for what you prepared yourself for.

What matters most is not how many times you fell, but rather, how many times you got back up. A Grain of Rice can tip the scale. Be it by an inch, a point, a second or a mile- a win is a win. ... Try your best, so long as it is better than what you once were: it's an Improvement. A personal best, is still a win.

There is only one path for you to take in life: The path you choose. Each step brings you closer, or farther, from your goals; choose your path wisely.

The hardest part: is gathering the courage to get started. Get to it.

The road to success is never a straight path. If it were, everyone would be successful. Every obstacle is a trial of your own grit and inner-strength. Never let up. Success is at your grasp: reach it; earn it.

Relax. It is important to stay calm and composed. Otherwise, you become your own worst enemy. #ACalmAndSteadyMindLeadsACalmAndSteadyHand

Determination. Grit. Perseverance. Focus. #GetIt

Inside each and every one of us, lies an inner strength which we can muster to achieve our grandest goals. #BelieveInYourself #FindYourStrengthWithin

Practice does NOT make perfect. Only PERFECT PRACTICE makes perfect. Practice wrong, and you'll develop a bad routine that will be hard to break. #DoItRightTheFirstTime

There will be times when you feel the burden of tasks and the burn of exhaustion on your aching back and muscles. Know then, that you are capable of mustering up the power to keep going. Push it just a little more. Because it is there, where the results live.