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.
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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If you can’t get emotional about what you believe in your heart, you’re in the wrong business.
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Football isn’t a contact sport; it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
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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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The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It’s your mind you have to convince.
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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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Live as if you were living already for the second time.
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Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.
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Many more things would be accomplished if we didn’t consider them impossible.
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Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
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Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.
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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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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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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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Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
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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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