The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.
VINCE LOMBARDIThe spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
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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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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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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.
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We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time.
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If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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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.
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They do not truly love who do not show their love.
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If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
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We don’t pray to win. We pray to play the best we can, and to keep us free from injury. And the prayer we say after the game is one of thanksgiving.
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When you are through trying to improve, you are through.
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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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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.
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I don’t necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization.
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