Vince Lombardi Quotes
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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.
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We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.
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I derived my strength from daily mass and communion.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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winning is not everything it is the only thing
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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A disciplined person is the one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.
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Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.
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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.
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Gentlemen, this is the football.
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Leaders aren't born they are made.
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Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.
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Everyone Has A Will To Win But Very Few Have The Will To Prepare 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.
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Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A man is known by the company he owns.
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Mental toughness is essential to success.
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Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have.
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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?
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.
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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.
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Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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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.
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