The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
VINCE LOMBARDIWe 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 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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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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Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.
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Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
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As soon as error is corrected, it is important that the error be forgotten and only the successful attempts be remembered.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
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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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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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Live as if you were living already for the second time.
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I’ve never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline.
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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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Football isn’t a contact sport; it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
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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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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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