Quotes

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi

“Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” Vince Lombardi

“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” Vince Lombardi

“If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?” Vince Lombardi

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” Vince Lombardi

“The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” Vince Lombardi

“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.” Vince Lombardi

“Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.” Vince Lombardi

“People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.” Vince Lombardi

“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.” Vince Lombardi

“Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.” Vince Lombardi

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” Vince Lombardi

“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” Vince Lombardi

“If you can accept losing, you can't win.” Vince Lombardi

“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” Vince Lombardi

“Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.” Vince Lombardi

“Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.” Vince Lombardi

“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.” Vince Lombardi

“Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.” Vince Lombardi

“Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.” Vince Lombardi

“Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” Vince Lombardi

“A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.” Vince Lombardi

“We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.” Vince Lombardi

“Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.” Vince Lombardi

“Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling.” Vince Lombardi

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” Vince Lombardi

“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” Vince Lombardi

“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.” Vince Lombardi

“If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?” Vince Lombardi

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