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.
VINCE LOMBARDIPraise in public; criticize in private.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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If you can accept losing, you can’t win.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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If you get into the endzone, act as if you’ve been there before.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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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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If you can’t get emotional about what you believe in your heart, you’re in the wrong business.
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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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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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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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Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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The man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.
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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
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We don’t pray to win. We pray to play the best we can, and to keep us free from injury. And the prayer we say after the game is one of thanksgiving.
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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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