While statistics are interesting, they’re all in the past.
VINCE LOMBARDIOnce a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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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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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 leader can never close the gap between himself and the group.
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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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Many more things would be accomplished if we didn’t consider them impossible.
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If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.
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Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent’s pressure, and the temporary failures.
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The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
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Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will that refuses to give in. It’s a state of mind-you could call it character in action.
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You defeat defeatism with confidence.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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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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Football isn’t a contact sport; it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
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I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.
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