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Vince Lombardi Quotes - Page 9

All Quotes Adversity Attitude Basketball Business Character Coaching Commitment Dedication Defeat Desire Determination Discipline Effort Encouragement Excellence Failure Faith Football Giving Giving Up Graduation Greatness Hard Work Heart Hurt Inspiration Inspirational Inspiring Leadership Life Loyalty Motivational Perfection Perseverance Positive Purpose Quality Running Sacrifice Soccer Sports Success Team Teamwork Truth Winning Wisdom Wrestling

Chuck Noll is building one hell of a football team up in Pittsburgh.

Chuck Noll is building one hell of a football team up in Pittsburgh.

Football, Team, Pittsburgh

Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them.

Football, Believe, Games

Morally, the life of the organization must be of exemplary nature. This is one phase where the organization must not have criticism.

Truth, Organization, Coaching

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.118, Thomas Nelson Inc

No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in the mind.

Hurt, Mind

The strength of the group is in the will of the leader, and the will is character in action.

Leadership, Character, Groups

Inches make a champion.

Motivational, Sports, Champion

I've been accused of lacking compassion. But that just shows I'm not without compassion.

Compassion, Accused, Shows

winning is not everything it is the only thing

Football, Winning, Nfl

Vince Lombardi (2002). “The Essential Vince Lombardi: Words & Wisdom to Motivate, Inspire, and Win”, p.3, McGraw Hill Professional

Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.

Teamwork, Business, Inspirational Football

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.60, Thomas Nelson Inc

I've been in football all my life, gentlemen, and I don't know whether I'm particularly qualified to be a part of anything else, except I consider it a great game, a game of many assets, by the way, and I think a symbol of what this country's best attributes are: courage and stamina and a coordinated efficiency or teamwork.

Teamwork, Football, Country

Vince Lombardi (2001). “What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.15, McGraw Hill Professional

To be successful, a man must exert an effective influence upon his brothers and upon his associates, and the degree in which he accomplishes this depends on the personality of the man. The incandescence of which he is capable. The flame of fire that burns inside of him. The magnetism which draws the heart of other men to him.

Brother, Passion, Heart

Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.96, Thomas Nelson Inc

Illness and fatigue can be career ending. It mean the fans are sick and tired of you.

Tired, Mean, Careers

Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.

Basketball, Player, Coaching

"What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership".

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

Sports, Thinking, Lines

Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.

Greatness, Excellence, Achieve

Gentleman, this is a football.

Football, Gentleman

At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.

Football, Games, Nfl

Vince Lombardi (2001). “What It Takes To Be Number #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.15, McGraw Hill Professional

Leaders are made, they are not born

Singleness Of Purpose, Effort, Leader

Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.61, Thomas Nelson Inc

[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

Football, Games, Conjuring

The New York Times, December 10, 1967.

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