Vince Lombardi Quotes

Vince Lombardi Quotes

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.”

“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.”

“Winning isn’t everything–but wanting to win is.”

“The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”

“Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.”

“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.”

“It’s not whether you got knocked down; it’s whether you get back up.”

“Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.”

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. Thats the essence of it.”

“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing.”

“The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.”

“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle – victorious.” ”

“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”

“football is like life – it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence”

“We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time.”

“Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.”

“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It s courage that counts.”

“the harder you work,the harder it is to surrender.”

“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal which is worthwhile.”

“Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible”

“Winners never quit and quitters never win”

“If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. ”

“If you can accept losing, you can’t win.”

“If a man is running down the street with everything you own, you won’t let him get away. That’s tackling. ”

“You’ve got to keep yourself in prime physical condition, because fatigue makes cowards of us all.”

“In great attemps it is glorious even to fail”

“Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.”

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.”

“When you go into the end zone, act like you’ve been there before.”

“Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.”

“A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.”

“Gentlemen, this is the football.”

“Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result”

“Errors, mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten. If we consistently dwell upon the errors, then the error or failure becomes the goal.”

“The will to win is not nearly as important as the will to prepare to win.”

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

“There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.”

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”

“Some people try to find things in this game that don’t exist but football is only two things – blocking and tackling.”

“Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.”

“Show me a good loser and i’ll show you a loser”

“It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.”

“Perfect Practice Makes Perfect.”

“I have discovered in my life that it is more challenging to build than to maintain.”

“Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

“We live in an age fit for heroes. No time has ever offered such perils or prizes. Man can provide a full life for humanity – or he can destroy himself with the problems he has created. The test of this century will be whether man confuses the growth of wealth and power with the growth of spirit and character.…”

“Football is a game of inches and inches make the champion”

“It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.”

“Excellence can be obtained if you … care more than others think is wise; … risk more than others think is safe; . . . dream more than others think is practical; … expect more than others think is possible.”

“When you get into the endzone, act like you’ve been there before.”

“Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.”

“Lombardi works you so hard,” Knafelc once said, “that when he tells you to go to hell, you look forward to the trip.”

“Simplicity is a form of humility, and simplicity is a sign of true greatness. Meekness is a sign of humility, and meekness is a sign of true strength.”

“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.”

“It’s not whether you get knoked down, It’s whether you get back up”

“What success does to you. It is like a habit-forming drug that, in victory, saps your elation and, in defeat, deepens your despair.”

“The quality of a man’s life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.”

“its not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get back up………..”

“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.”

“If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”

“If it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?”

“I believe that perfection is not attainable, but by chasing perfection, we can reach excellence.”

“It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.”

“You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up – and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.”

“All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means… you’re willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.”

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. ——”

“Winning isn’t a sometime thing; it’s an all-the-time thing.”

“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.”

“Winning in not a sometimes thing. You don’t win once in awhile… You don’t do things right once in awhile… You do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.”

“Its not whether you got knocked down, its whether you get back up.”

“Success demands singleness of purpose.”

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.”

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”

“Excellence must be pursued, it must be wooed with all of one’s might and every bit of effort that we have each day there’s a new encounter, each week is a new challenge. All of the noise and all of the glamour all of the color all of the excitement all of the rings and all of the money. These are the things that linger only in the memory. But the spirit, the will to excel, the will to win, these are the things that endure.”

“The pursuit of perfection may be impossible, but if we chase perfection, we just might catch excellence.”

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