You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn’t mean a thing. That’s for the fans. You’ve got to win the war with the man in front of you. You’ve got to get your man.
VINCE LOMBARDII derived my strength from daily mass and communion.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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As soon as error is corrected, it is important that the error be forgotten and only the successful attempts be remembered.
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Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.
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The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
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I derived my strength from daily mass and communion.
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
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Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.
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If you cheat yourself in practice, you’ll cheat yourself in a game; and if you cheat in a game, you’ll cheat yourself for the rest of your life.
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No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.
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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.
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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.
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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
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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.
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When you are through trying to improve, you are through.
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Second place is meaningless. You can’t always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been – that you were never beaten – that time just ran out on you.
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Everyone has a will to win but very few have the will to prepare to win.
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