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.
VINCE LOMBARDISecond 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.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Character is the direct result of mental attitude.
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A man can be as great as he wants to be.
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
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The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
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The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group.
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Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.
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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won.
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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
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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.
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No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.
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The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.
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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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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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There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
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