Vince Lombardi quotes page 1

1913-1970, American football coach

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence,
regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi 

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
Vince Lombardi

In great attemps it is glorious even to fail.
Vince Lombardi

After all the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been
written, and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been
placed on the dresser and after all the pomp and fanfare have faded, the enduring thing that
is left is the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a
better place in which to live.
Vince Lombardi

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Vince Lombardi

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi

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.
Vince Lombardi

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi

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.
Vince Lombardi

The only place "success" comes before "work" is in the dictionary.
Vince Lombardi

Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.
Vince Lombardi

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the
world behind him. It's something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment,
nothing will stop him short of success.
Vince Lombardi

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
Vince Lombardi

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the
problems of modern society.
Vince Lombardi

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
Vince Lombardi

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing.
Vince Lombardi

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will all be judged by only one thing,
the result.
Vince Lombardi

There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place.
I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second again.
Vince Lombardi

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
Vince Lombardi

Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others
to follow.
Vince Lombardi

Dancing is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport.
Vince Lombardi

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
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I'm here because we win. You're only here because we win. When we lose, we're gone.
Vince Lombardi

Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you
to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure and the temporary failures.
Vince Lombardi

Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to win and you
have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. Most important, you
must pay the price to stay there.
Vince Lombardi

The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are
so much more important than the events that occur.
Vince Lombardi

The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to
convince.
Vince Lombardi

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