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Tommy Lasorda was born in Norristown, PA. Lasorda went on be a good baseball player and a great baseball manager. Lasorda spent his most productive baseball years as the popular manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. His philosophy of self confidence was simple yet profound. He said," You always have to believe in yourself before others can believe in you." And whether you playing field is at work, home, or school, remember that the world will reflect back to you the image that you hold of yourself.

Self-confidence Precedes Excellence

"A man who doesn’t trust himself can never really trust anyone else."
Cardinal de Retz

"For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself."
Henry David Thoreau

"Self confidence is the hallmark of a champion…any champion."
Grantland Rice

"Self trust is the first secret of success."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it."
Lillian Hellman

Success and Self-confidence Are Traveling Companions

"They are able who think they are able."
Virgil

"I didn’t pay attention to those who pointed out my limitations. If I had, I would have never realized my dream."
Roy Orbison

"Become unafraid of yourself, and you become unafraid of other things."
Robert Young

"Act as if it were impossible to fail."
Dorothea Brande


"Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work."
Rita Mae Brown

And Finally . . .

"For an impenetrable shield, stand inside yourself."
Henry David Thoreau

"Man must be arched and buttressed from within, else the temple wavers to the dust."
Marcus Aurelius

"It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it."
Lillian Hellman

"Obviously there have been times when I’ve failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail."
Michael Jordon

"Self trust is the first secret of success."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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