It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
VINCE LOMBARDII 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.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.
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It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.
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Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory, even though the ultimate victory can never be completely won.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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It’s easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you’re a winner, when you’re number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you’re not a winner.
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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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I’ve never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn’t appreciate the grind, the discipline.
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Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.
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There is no substitute for work.
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Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
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The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable.
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There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
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If you get into the endzone, act as if you’ve been there before.
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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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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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