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.
VINCE LOMBARDIThe difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.
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Mental toughness is essential to success.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
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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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Once 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.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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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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There is no substitute for work.
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Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.
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It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
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It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.
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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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If 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.
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