Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
VINCE LOMBARDIOne’s desire, not ability, determines success.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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If you can’t get emotional about what you believe in your heart, you’re in the wrong business.
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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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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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Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.
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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
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Praise in public; criticize in private.
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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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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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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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Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.
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Success demands singleness of purpose.
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If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
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Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.
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