I respect him for believing in his own path and going through with it without trying to make himself look great.
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"I respect him for"=「私は彼を~によって尊敬します」
"believing in his own path"=「自分の道に信じていること」
"and going through with it"=「そしてそれを(その道)を貫いていること」
"without trying to make himself look great."=「自分を偉大に見せようとしないで」