Football Quotes by Vince Lombardi

It is easier to talk a big game than to play one.

— Vince Lombardi

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

— Vince Lombardi

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

— Vince Lombardi

Gentlemen, this is the football.

— Vince Lombardi

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

— Vince Lombardi

If winning isn't everything why do we bother keeping score

— Vince Lombardi

If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.

— Vince Lombardi

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

— Vince Lombardi

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

— Vince Lombardi

The objective is to win: fairly, squarely, decently, win by the rules, but still win.

— Vince Lombardi

The will to win... the will to achieve...goes dry and arid without continuous renewal.

— Vince Lombardi

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

— Vince Lombardi

They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons.

— Vince Lombardi

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.

— Vince Lombardi

Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

— Vince Lombardi

I hold it more important to hold the player's confidence than their affection.

— Vince Lombardi

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while... you don't do…

— Vince Lombardi

To me, the big thing in being a successful team is repetition of what you're doing, either by word of mouth, blackboard,…

— Vince Lombardi

The challenge of every team is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another because the question is usually…

— Vince Lombardi

Every time a football player goes to ply his trade, he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles…

— Vince Lombardi

Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player…

— Vince Lombardi

We win our games in practice. We learn and follow the fundamentals of our game better than anyone in the league. All…

— 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…

— Vince Lombardi

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

— Vince Lombardi

A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination,…

— Vince Lombardi

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. People who work together will win, whether…

— Vince Lombardi

And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly…

— Vince Lombardi

I've been in football all my life, gentlemen, and I don't know whether I'm particularly qualified to be a part of anything…

— Vince Lombardi

The Winner is always part of the answer. The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program.…

— Vince Lombardi

“Football is a game of inches and inches make the champion”

— Vince Lombardi

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

— Vince Lombardi

Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

— Vince Lombardi

If you don't think you're a winner, you don't belong here.

— Vince Lombardi

Gentleman, this is a football.

— Vince Lombardi

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?

— Vince Lombardi

If you can accept losing, you can't win.

— Vince Lombardi

Winning is not the most important thing; it's everything.

— Vince Lombardi

The will to win is the only thing.

— Vince Lombardi

Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.

— Vince Lombardi

A team that thinks it's going to lose is going to lose.

— Vince Lombardi