Vince Lombardi Quotes - Page 5

Success demands singleness of purpose.

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?

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

Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love.

A team that thinks it's going to lose is going to lose.

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.

Winning is not the most important thing; it's everything.

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.

Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It's something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

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

They may not love you at the time, but they will later.

While statistics are interesting, they're all in the past.

You defeat defeatism with confidence.

One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long.

Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.

They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons.

All right mister, let me tell you that winning means you're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.

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.

In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally.

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.

We win our games in practice. We learn and follow the fundamentals of our game better than anyone in the league. All of our games are won in practice.

The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.

Leaders are not born, they're made.

Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.