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 LOMBARDICharacter is the direct result of mental attitude.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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I don’t necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
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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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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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There is no substitute for work.
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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
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If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
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Everyone has a will to win but very few have the will to prepare to win.
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You defeat defeatism with confidence.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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One’s desire, not ability, determines success.
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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.
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