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.
VINCE LOMBARDIIf you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.
More Vince Lombardi Quotes
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There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.
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It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.
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The joy is in creating, not maintaining.
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Football isn’t a contact sport; it’s a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.
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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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The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.
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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.
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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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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
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They do not truly love who do not show their love.
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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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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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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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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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