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.
VINCE LOMBARDIFatigue makes cowards of us all.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.
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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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If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?
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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 you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent’s pressure, and the temporary failures.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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They do not truly love who do not show their love.
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Champions make their own luck.
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If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.
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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.
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Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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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 are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.
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