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.
VINCE LOMBARDIYou defeat defeatism with confidence.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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Many more things would be accomplished if we didn’t consider them impossible.
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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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We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time.
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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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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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The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.
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Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.
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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 price of success is hard work, dedication to the job 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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A man can be as great as he wants to be.
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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
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Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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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.
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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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They do not truly love who do not show their love.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment.
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The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
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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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Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
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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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Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
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