--- title: "7 Green Quotes By Vince Lombardi" description: "7 Green quotes by Vince Lombardi. Plus more from Vince Lombardi and more Green sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/vince-lombardi-1357_american_i-have-finished-second-twice-in-my-time_85236.png" --- > [I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/i-have-finished-second-twice-in-my-time-at-green-bay-and-i-don-t-ever/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/vince-lombardi-1357_american_i-have-finished-second-twice-in-my-time_85236.png) > [The Green Bay Packers never lost a football game. They just ran out of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/the-green-bay-packers-never-lost-a-football-game-they-just-ran-out-of/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/vince-lombardi-1357_attitude_the-green-bay-packers-never-lost-a-footb_855566.png) > [If you give me anything less than your best, you're not only cheating yourself. your coaches, your teamates, everybody in Green Bay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/if-you-give-me-anything-less-than-your-best-you-re-not-only-cheating/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/vince-lombardi-1357_cheating_if-you-give-me-anything-less-than-your-b_1144748.png) > [There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/there-is-no-room-for-second-place-there-is-only-one-place-in-my-game/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/vince-lombardi-1357_finished_there-is-no-room-for-second-place-there_1583510.png) > [There are three things important to every man in this locker room. His God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/there-are-three-things-important-to-every-man-in-this-locker-room-his/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faf/vince-lombardi-1357_conservative_there-are-three-things-important-to-ever_2059828.png) > [Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/teamwork-is-what-the-green-bay-packers-were-all-about-they-didn-t-do/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/vince-lombardi-1357_football_teamwork-is-what-the-green-bay-packers-w_2946770.png) > [The Winner is always part of the answer. The Loser is always part of the problem. The Winner always has a program.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/the-winner-is-always-part-of-the-answer-the-loser-is-always-part-of/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/vince-lombardi-1357_answers_the-winner-is-always-part-of-the-answer_3024607.png) ## Other authors on Green ## More by Vince Lombardi > [Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/winning-is-a-habit-unfortunately-so-is-losing/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [Brains without competitive hearts are rudderless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/brains-without-competitive-hearts-are-rudderless/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Every job is a self portrait of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/unless-you-try-to-do-something-beyond-what-you-have-already-mastered/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [They do not truly love who do not show their love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/they-do-not-truly-love-who-do-not-show-their-love/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [When you're tired, you rationalize. You make excuses in your mind. You say, "I'm too tired; I'm bushed; I can't do this; I'll loaf."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/when-you-re-tired-you-rationalize-you-make-excuses-in-your-mind-you/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/mental-toughness-is-many-things-it-is-humility-because-it-behooves/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [Winning is not the most important thing; it's everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/winning-is-not-the-most-important-thing-it-s-everything/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that comes from being part of a successful team, regardless of his personal accomplishments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/the-only-true-satisfaction-a-player-receives-is-the-satisfaction-that/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [ \[Football is\] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/football-is-a-game-that-requires-the-constant-conjuring-of-animosity/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/i-have-finished-second-twice-in-my-time-at-green-bay-and-i-don-t-ever/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/they-call-it-coaching-but-it-is-teaching-you-do-not-just-tell-them/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/winning-is-not-everything-but-wanting-to-win-is/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/you-never-win-a-game-unless-you-beat-the-guy-in-front-of-you-the/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/mental-toughness-is-spartanism-with-qualities-of-sacrifice-self/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) > [I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vince-lombardi/i-think-you-can-accomplish-anything-if-you-re-willing-to-pay-the-price/) [Vince Lombardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vince-lombardi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/green/vince-lombardi/#itemlist", "name": "7 Green Quotes By Vince Lombardi", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. 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