Motivational Sports Quotations by Vince Lombardi - Coaching You to Victory

Vince Lombardi

What It Takes To Be Number One
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing."
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All right Mister, let me tell you what winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.

And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly adjusted, I would toss off defeat, but my name is on this ball club. Thirty-six men publicly reflect me and reflect on me, and it's a matter of my pride.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Contrary to the opinion of many people, leaders are not born. Leaders are made, and they are made by effort and hard work.

Football is like life -- it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

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

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.

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

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

If you cant accept losing, you cant win.

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

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work.

In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

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

Its not whether you get knocked down. Its whether you get up again.

It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're No. 1. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner.

I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something good in men that really yearns for discipline.

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

Leadership rests not only on outstanding ability. It also rests on commitment, loyalty and pride. It rests on followers who are ready to accept guidance. Leadership is the ability to direct people and - more important - to have those people accept that direction.

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, the temporary failures.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again.

Success demands singleness of purpose.

The achievements of an organization are the result of the combined efforts of each individual.

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

The greatest achievement is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall.

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

The only place where success comes before hard work is in the dictionary.

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.

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

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

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.

To me, a leader is a visionary that energizes others. This definition of leadership has two kew dimensions: a) creating the vision of the future, and b) inspiring others to make the vision a reality.

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

Winning is a habit. Unfortuantely, so is losing.

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 a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is.

Winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, and give more than anyone else.

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.

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.

You've got to be in top physical condition. Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

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