Translation of "L'aimaient" in English

Bien qu'égoïste, ses parents l'aimaient.

Egotist though he was, his parents loved him.

Des hackers qui ne l'aimaient pas

Hackers who didn't like him

Notoirement durs, ses troupes le respectaient plutôt que l'aimaient,

Notoriously tough, his troops  respected rather than loved him,