Vince Lombardi's Quotes

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.

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

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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.

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

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Success demands singleness of purpose.

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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.

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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the 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 habit.

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The difference between men is in energy, in the strong will, in the settled purpose and in the invincible determination.

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Battles are won in the hearts of men.

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There is something good in men that really yearn for discipline.

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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

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

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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.

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Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

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

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

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

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