You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing. That's for the fans. You've got to win the war with the man in front of you. You've got to get your man. Vince Lombardi More Quotes by Vince Lombardi More Quotes From Vince Lombardi I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price. Vince Lombardi hard-worksuccessthinking Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength. Vince Lombardi coachingopponentsbasketball No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all. Vince Lombardi leadershipwinninglong I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about. Vince Lombardi motivationalsportscommitment 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 teambasketballsuccessful 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 disciplineperfectjobs One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be the dominating thought in one's mind. Vince Lombardi mindpositivebelieve 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. Vince Lombardi giving-upmotivationalsports 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 sacrificesuccesscommitment They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons. Vince Lombardi coachingmotivational-sportsteaching The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it. Vince Lombardi volleyballrunninginspirational Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity; having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character. Vince Lombardi powerleadershipcharacter Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. Vince Lombardi respectfootballsports Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. If you can shrug off a loss, you can never be a winner! Vince Lombardi coachingwinningloss Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run. Vince Lombardi hurtmindrunning If you give me anything less than your best, you're not only cheating yourself. your coaches, your teamates, everybody in Green Bay, and everything pro football stands for. Your also cheating the Maker who gave you the talent. Vince Lombardi footballsportscheating 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. Vince Lombardi knowinginspirationallife Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow Vince Lombardi volleyballleadershipinspirational Many more things would be accomplished if we didn't consider them impossible. Vince Lombardi would-beimpossibleinspirational I would say that the quality of each man's life is the full measure of that man's commitment of excellence and victory - whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government or what have you. Vince Lombardi governmentfootballcommitment
