Vince Lombardi Quotes

Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?

The coaches who win are the ones who can motivate their players. Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

It is and has always been an American zeal to be first in everything we do, and to win.

Football is blocking and tackling. Everything else is mythology.

Relentlessly pursue perfection knowing we won't catch it, but in the process we'll achieve excellence.

Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have.

Winning isn't everything, but striving to win is.

Brains without competitive hearts are rudderless.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. Ann Landers It's not whether you get knocked down; it's whether you get back up.

They may not love you at the time, but they will later.

I said, 'You missed practice yesterday didn't you?' The player replied, 'No coach, not a bit.'

Winning is not everything - but making the effort to win was... If you can't accept losing, you can't win.

Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible.

The best game plan in the world never blocked or tackled anybody.

In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally.

The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that comes from being part of a successful team, regardless of his personal accomplishments.

Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them.

Football is and always will be a game of blocking and hitting

Illness and fatigue can be career ending. It mean the fans are sick and tired of you.

I don't build character. I eliminate the people who don't have it.

A good executive goes around with a worried look on his assistants.

The successful man is himself. To be successful, you've got to be honest with yourself.

I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?

A disciplined person is the one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.

Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.

The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.

When you travel with the team and you eat with the team - you eat what the team eats.

In order to succeed, this group will need a singleness of purpose, they will need a dedication, and they will have to convince all of their prospects of the willingness to sacrifice.

Morally, the life of the organization must be of exemplary nature. This is one phase where the organization must not have criticism.

The strength of the group is in the will of the leader, and the will is character in action.

Gentlemen, this is the football.

To the winner, there is 100-percent elation, 100-percent fun, 100-percent laughter; and yet the only thing left to the loser is resolution and determination.

No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in the mind.

Chuck Noll is building one hell of a football team up in Pittsburgh.

Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.

At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.

Gentleman, this is a football.

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. work is the key to success, and hard work can help you accomplish anything.

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.

The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. Thats the essence of it.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence

Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is.

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing.

football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm you will be fired with enthusiasm.

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

Think of only three things: your God your family and the Green Bay Packers-in that order.

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm you'll be fired with enthusiasm.

Stated to a running back after an overly exuberant display of celebration: Next time you make a touchdown act like you've been there before.