There are three things important to every man in this locker room. His God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers. In that order.
VINCE LOMBARDIIf you cheat yourself in practice, you’ll cheat yourself in a game; and if you cheat in a game, you’ll cheat yourself for the rest of your life.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
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Character is the direct result of mental attitude.
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You defeat defeatism with confidence.
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Success demands singleness of purpose.
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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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Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don’t do what is right once in awhile, but all the time. Success is a habit. Winning is a habit.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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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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If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
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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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If you can accept losing, you can’t win.
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Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.
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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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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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