Vince Lombardi Quotes - Page 8

Every time a player goes out to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be Number One in any business. But more important, you've got to play with you heart - with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

The will to win... the will to achieve...goes dry and arid without continuous renewal.

If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win was... If you can't accept losing, you can't win.

If you don't think you're a winner, you don't belong here.

Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.

When you travel with the team and you eat with the team - you eat what the team eats.

Football is and always will be a game of blocking and hitting

The successful man is himself. To be successful, you've got to be honest with yourself.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

A leader must identify himself with the group, must back up the group, even at the risk of displeasing superiors. He must believe that the group wants from him a sense of approval. If this feeling prevails, production, discipline, morale will be high, and in return, you can demand the cooperation to promote the goals of the community.

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

Leaders aren't born they are made.

The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.

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

In order to succeed, this group will need a singleness of purpose, they will need a dedication, and they will have to convince all of their prospects of the willingness to sacrifice.

A disciplined person is the one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

The best game plan in the world never blocked or tackled anybody.

To the winner, there is 100-percent elation, 100-percent fun, 100-percent laughter; and yet the only thing left to the loser is resolution and determination.

It is and has always been an American zeal to be first in everything we do, and to win.

The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that comes from being part of a successful team, regardless of his personal accomplishments.

Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization.

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

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.

If a man is running down the street with everything you own, you won't let him get away. That's tackling.