Vince Lombardi Quotes

• It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational   Encouraging   Encouragement  

  1906

• We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.

  Vince Lombardi

  Games   Play   Body  

  "Run to Win: Vince Lombardi on Coaching and Leadership". Book by Donald T. Phillips, p. 23, 2001.

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• I derived my strength from daily mass and communion.

  Vince Lombardi

  Faith   Mass   Communion  

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.83, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If you cheat yourself in practice, you'll cheat yourself in a game; and if you cheat in a game, you'll cheat yourself for the rest of your life.

  Vince Lombardi

  Practice   Games   Rest Of Your Life  

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• 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.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational   Motivational   Positive  

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Every time a player goes out to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be Number One in any business. But more important, you've got to play with you heart - with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

  Vince Lombardi

  Smart   Heart   Athlete  

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• winning is not everything it is the only thing

  Vince Lombardi

  Football   Winning   Nfl  

  Vince Lombardi (2002). “The Essential Vince Lombardi: Words & Wisdom to Motivate, Inspire, and Win”, p.3, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.

  Vince Lombardi

  Opponents   Beats   Strongest  

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• A disciplined person is the one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

  Vince Lombardi

  Order   Giving   Persons  

  Vince Lombardi (2004). “The Lombardi Rules: 25 Lessons from Vince Lombardi--the World's Greatest Coach”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.

  Vince Lombardi

  Needs   Ignored   Whips  

  Vince Lombardi (2014). “Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers”, p.102, Simon and Schuster

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• Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.

  Vince Lombardi

  Mistake   Purpose   Steps  

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• Gentlemen, this is the football.

  Vince Lombardi

  Football   Gentleman  

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• Leaders aren't born they are made.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational   Leadership   Discipline  

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• Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.

  Vince Lombardi

  Teamwork   Business   Inspirational Football  

  Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.60, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Everyone Has A Will To Win But Very Few Have The Will To Prepare To Win

  Vince Lombardi

  Winning   Will To Win  

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• Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won. Yet that victory might be pursued and wooed with every fiber of our body, with every bit of our might and all our effort. And each week, there is a new encounter; each day, there is a new challenge.

  Vince Lombardi

  Success   Commitment   Sacrifice  

  Vince Lombardi (2001). “What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.7, McGraw Hill Professional

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

  Vince Lombardi

  Running   Hurt   Mind  

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• There is only one kind of discipline, and that is the perfect discipline. As a leader, you must enforce and maintain that discipline; otherwise, you will fail at your job.

  Vince Lombardi

  Jobs   Discipline   Perfect  

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.40, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational   Leadership   Football  

  1986

• To me, the big thing in being a successful team is repetition of what you're doing, either by word of mouth, blackboard, or specifically by work on the field. You repeat, repeat, repeat as a unit.

  Vince Lombardi

  Basketball   Team   Successful  

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• It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational   Leadership   Heart  

  Vince Lombardi (1998). “Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century”

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• A man is known by the company he owns.

  Vince Lombardi

  Leadership   Men   Company  

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• Mental toughness is essential to success.

  Vince Lombardi

  Congratulations   Essentials   Mental Toughness  

  Vince Lombardi (1998). “Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century”

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• Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have.

  Vince Lombardi

  Nfl   Embrace   Should  

  Vince Lombardi (2001). “What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.19, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?

  Vince Lombardi

  Believe   Commitment   Heart  

  Vince Lombardi (1998). “Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century”

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• Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational   Motivational   Sports  

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.112, McGraw Hill Professional

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• [Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

  Vince Lombardi

  Football   Games   Conjuring  

  The New York Times, December 10, 1967.

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• If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational   Motivational   Success  

  Vince Lombardi (1998). “Seeing the Win: Why I Believe Vision Coaching is Vital to Winning Business Teams in the 21st Century”

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• Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.

  Vince Lombardi

  Lasts   Surrender   Miscellaneous  

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• Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win was... If you can't accept losing, you can't win.

  Vince Lombardi

  Learning   Winning   Effort  

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