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COMMITMENT: can be discovered in the midst of adversity, does not depend on gifts nor abilities and lasts when it is based in values.
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“There are no half-hearted champions.”
-John C. Maxwell
“Ordinary people with commitment can make an extraordinary impact on their world.”
-John C. Maxwell
DISCIPLINE with: thinking, emotions and actions.
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“Fear not those who argue but those who dodge.”
-Wolfram Von Eschenbach
“Dependability is more than ability alone.”
-John C. Maxwell
ADAPTABILITY is seen through being: teachable, creative, emotionally secure and service minded.
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“The individual who will succeed and flourish will also be master of change: adept at reorienting their own and others’ activities in untried directions to bring about higher levels of achievement.”
-Rosabeth Moss Kanter
“People who are focused on themselves are less likely to make changes for the team than people focused on serving others.”
-John C. Maxwell
DEPENDABILITY is demonstrated through: pure motives, responsibility, sound thinking and consistent contribution.
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“While motivation addresses why people are dependable, responsibility indicates that they want to be dependable. Dependable team members possess the desire to do the things that they are capable of doing.”
-John C. Maxwell
“When it comes to teamwork, motives matter. Dependability means more than just wanting to take responsibility. That desire must also be coupled with good judgment to be of real value to the team.”
-John C. Maxwell
TENACITY is observable as: giving all that you have, not more than you have; working with determination not waiting on destiny; and quitting when the job is done, not when you're tired.
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“Success is a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don’t quit when you’re tired -- you quit when the gorilla is tired.”
-Robert Strauss
“You beat 50 percent of the people in America by working hard. You beat another 40 percent by being a person of honesty and integrity and standing for something. The last 10 percent is a dogfight in the free enterprise system.” -A.L. Williams
COMMITTED
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J. Prohaska '24
2023 Fall
D. Mezey-McMahon '28
2024 Fall
DISCIPLINE
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S. Khan '24
2023 Fall
A. Mazzeo '26
2024 Fall
ADAPTABILITY
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F. Fitzgerald '26
2023 Fall
D. Leone '25
2024 Fall
DEPENDABILITY
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A. Ersin '24
2023 Fall
J. Snyder '25
2024 Fall
TENACITY
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A. Silber '26
2023 Fall
M. Roper '25
2024 Fall
LOWER MERION CROSS COUNTRY TEAMMATES who have been recognized as embodying TEAM VALUES during past seasons include those identified above.
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