Vince Lombardi Quotes about Motivational - Page 2

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.

Live as if you were living already for the second time.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

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.

We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.

Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.

I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.

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

The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly adjusted, I would toss off defeat, but my name is on this ball club. Thirty-six men publicly reflect me and reflect on me, and it's a matter of my pride.