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.
VINCE LOMBARDISecond place is meaningless. You can’t always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been – that you were never beaten – that time just ran out on you.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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They do not truly love who do not show their love.
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One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long.
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Football isn’t a contact sport; it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
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Second place is meaningless. You can’t always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been – that you were never beaten – that time just ran out on you.
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While statistics are interesting, they’re all in the past.
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The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
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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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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.
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Praise in public; criticize in private.
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If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.
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Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
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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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Errors, mistakes, and humiliations are all necessary steps in the learning process.
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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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