One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whether the statement be true of false. It comes to be the dominating thought in one’s mind.
VINCE LOMBARDIFootball 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.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.
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If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
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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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Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
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Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.
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The challenge of every team is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another because the question is usually not how well each person performs, but how well they work together.
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The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable.
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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.
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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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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.
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One’s desire, not ability, determines success.
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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand.
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The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.
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