Vince Lombardi Quotes

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Fatigue makes cowards of us all... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?.. view

By: Vince Lombardi

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... view

By: Vince Lombardi

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?.. view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

If you can accept losing, you can't win... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

Winners never quit and quitters never win... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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... view

By: 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... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Success demands singleness of purpose... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another... view

By: Vince Lombardi

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual... view

By: Vince Lombardi

It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing... view

By: Vince Lombardi

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert... view

By: Vince Lombardi

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: Vince Lombardi

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall... view

By: 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 of will... view

By: Vince Lombardi

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

By: 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... view

By: Vince Lombardi

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is... view

By: Vince Lombardi

We didn't lose the game.. view

By: Vince Lombardi