Second 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.
VINCE LOMBARDIMany more things would be accomplished if we didn’t consider them impossible.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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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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The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable.
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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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One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long.
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The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
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While statistics are interesting, they’re all in the past.
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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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If you can’t get emotional about what you believe in your heart, you’re in the wrong business.
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Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
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Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
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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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