You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn’t mean a thing. That’s for the fans. You’ve got to win the war with the man in front of you. You’ve got to get your man.
VINCE LOMBARDIChoose to achieve perfection. We won’t achieve it because perfection is impossible. But by pursuing perfection, we will achieve excellence.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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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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I derived my strength from daily mass and communion.
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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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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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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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Character is the direct result of mental attitude.
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If you really want something , you can have it if you’re willing to pay the price. And the price means you have to work better and harder than the next guy.
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Don’t succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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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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Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.
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Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.
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If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.
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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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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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