Jim Loria / Sports Career Mentor

Uplifting quotes to help keep you inspired and ready to Own the Day! Jim Loria ------- “There is only one time that is important – NOW! It is the most important time because it is the only time we have any power” – stated by Leo Tolstoy an 1800’s Russian writer regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time and best known for his novel “War and Peace” ------- “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito” – stated by Betty Reese. mother of Hollywood film actress Reese Witherspoon ------- “If you don’t invest much of yourself, then defeat doesn’t hurt very much and winning isn’t very exciting” – stated by Super Bowl winning NFL Coach Dick Vermeil ------- “Concentration and Dedication – these intangibles are the deciding factors between who wins and who loses” – stated by Tom Seaver, Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher ------- “Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value” – stated by Jim Rohn, well known American Author & Motiv

  For this piece, I encourage you to set aside five minutes in your day to watch this fantastic video we are sharing from Tom Brady , the 7-time Super Bowl winning NFL quarterback! He takes time to tell you his secrets about reaching your Dreams. Tom talks about how as an athlete, he was not blessed with the physical traits that scouts seek in a prospect. That he was told by some coaches and scouts back in his early days to look for a new career. That he just wasn’t good enough. He will tell you that he had to find other traits to help him achieve his Dreams … traits like discipline, work effort and perseverance to overcome skills that he might have been lacking. He speaks about working to be one percent better than the day before. To take care of your body - it is your #1 Asset. That the Magic you’re looking for is in the Will of Trying. That WILL always Finds a Way! This is a highly motivating video from one of the great winning athletes of all time! Jim Loria Tom Brady Video Link:

For this piece, I want to share with you some words that really hit home to me. They were actually spoken by a Priest at a Mass my wife and I recently attended. I feel the meaning of these words truly do have much impact in all that an athlete does on a day-to-day basis and with the reputation he or she establishes with their coaches, friends and family - today and throughout the future. These words came at me while seated in a church during a Homily where this particular Priest was very motivational in his delivery as he preached about "BEING DOERS OF THE WORD AND NOT HEARERS ONLY. It was religious in nature as you’d imagine but there was much an athlete of any competitive level should take from those spoken words. One of the points in the talk that forced me to reach down to my pocket for a post-it note & pen so I wouldn't forget them came just after the Priest stated to his congregation that "He who is no 'Hearer who Forgets' but a 'Doer who Acts',