No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.
VINCE LOMBARDIThere are three things important to every man in this locker room. His God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers. In that order.
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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
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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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I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.
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Praise in public; criticize in private.
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The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.
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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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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.
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If you can accept losing, you can’t 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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Everyone has a will to win but very few have the will to prepare to win.
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Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.
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Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent’s strength.
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The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
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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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