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Vince Lombardi

(1913–1970) American Football Coach

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Vince Lombardi was an American football coach, best known for What It Takes to Be #1.

Quick Facts About Vince Lombardi

Born: June 11, 1913
Died: September 3, 1970
Profession: American Football Coach
Notable works: What It Takes to Be #1

About Vince Lombardi

Vincent Thomas Lombardi was an American football coach who led the Green Bay Packers in the 1960s. He guided the team to five NFL championships, including three straight wins, and the first two Super Bowls. Many view him as one of the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports.

Quotes by Vince Lombardi · Page 4

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

Game

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

Character

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Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Football

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

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

Inspirational

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True perfection is unattainable, but if you chase perfection you will catch excellence!

Excellence

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

Football

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

Duties

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Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts,…

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Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

Dedication

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The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.

Attitude

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Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character.

Action

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

Football

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

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If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to…

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Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

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

Achievement

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

Acceptance

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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…

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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…

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I think you've got to pay the price for anything that's worthwhile, and success is paying the price. You've got to pay…

Motivational

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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more…

Body

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I would say that the quality of each man's life is the full measure of that man's commitment of excellence and victory…

Business

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Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Every job is a self portrait…

Autographs

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They'd better be physically tough when they start pulling on their football pants.

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Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.

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It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up.

Attitude

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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

Inspirational

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Live as if you were living already for the second time.

Coaching

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“Success is never final. Failure is never fatal. It s courage that counts.”

Courage

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

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To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price

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

Football

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While statistics are interesting, they're all in the past.

Data

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I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

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A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.

Danger

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The Green Bay Packers never lost a football game. They just ran out of time.

Attitude

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[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

Animosity

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

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Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

Action

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Vince Lombardi by topic

Football (76) Success (53) Sports (41) Inspirational (41) Winning (39) Leadership (27) Men (25) Motivational (23) Excellence (22) Coaching (22) Leader (20) Time (19) Love (18) Life (18) Hard work (15) Games (15) Teamwork (14) Team (14) Motivational sports (14)