Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It’s a state of mind-you could call it character in action.
VINCE LOMBARDISuccess is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don’t do what is right once in awhile, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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There are three things important to every man in this locker room. His God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers. In that order.
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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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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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Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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Everyone has a will to win but very few have the will to prepare to win.
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It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.
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The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
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Praise in public; criticize in private.
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Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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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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The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand.
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Character is the direct result of mental attitude.
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You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up – and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.
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