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.
VINCE LOMBARDIOne 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.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Many more things would be accomplished if we didn’t consider them impossible.
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A man can be as great as he wants to be.
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Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.
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We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won’t ever be perfect – but in the process we will achieve greatness.
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Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.
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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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There is no substitute for work.
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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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Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent’s strength.
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Live as if you were living already for the second time.
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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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Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.
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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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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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Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.
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