There are three things important to every man in this locker room. His God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers. In that order.
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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Mental toughness is essential to success.
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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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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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Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.
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If you get into the endzone, act as if you’ve been there before.
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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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One’s desire, not ability, determines success.
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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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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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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
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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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Mental toughness is a state of mind – you could call it character in action.
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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 spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
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Everyone has a will to win but very few have the will to prepare to win.
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Praise in public; criticize in private.
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While statistics are interesting, they’re all in the past.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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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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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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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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When you are through trying to improve, you are through.
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The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.
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