Vince Lombardi Quotes about Inspirational

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

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

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

The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.

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.

It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up.

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good.

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.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all 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. Unfortunately, so is losing.

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.

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

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

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.

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

Many more things would be accomplished if we didn't consider them impossible.

If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

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

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

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

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

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.