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.
VINCE LOMBARDIUnless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Every job is a self portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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One’s desire, not ability, determines success.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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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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They do not truly love who do not show their love.
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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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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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Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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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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If you can accept losing, you can’t win.
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Praise in public; criticize in private.
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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 know how rough the road will be, how heavy here the load will be, we know about the barricades that wait along the track, but we have set our soul ahead upon a certain goal ahead and nothing left from hell to sky shall ever turn us back.
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Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.
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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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