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Inspirational Quotes by Vince Lombardi

41 Inspirational quotes by Vince Lombardi

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A quote about defeating defeatism with confidence shows how belief can crush doubt. Another line says that praising people publicly and correcting them privately builds stronger teams. A third thought reminds us that perfection isn’t real, but striving for it pushes us toward excellence.

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Leaders aren't born they are made.

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Praise in public; criticize in private.

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Gentleman, this is a football.

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Leaders are made, they are not born

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Inches make a champion.

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Inches make champions.

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There is no substitute for work.

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You defeat defeatism with confidence.

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

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When you are through trying to improve, you are through.

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If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.

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Once a man has made his commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

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

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

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

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

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Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along…

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Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow

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Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.

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If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.

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“The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. work is the key to success, and hard work can help…

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There's no such thing as Perfection. But, in striving for perfection, we can achieve excellence.

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Success is not a sometimes thing. In other words, you don't do what is right once in awhile, but all the time.…

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In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to…

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Each of us, if we would grow, must be committed to excellence. The championships, the money, the color; all of these things…

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

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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he…

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Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we…

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

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Many more things would be accomplished if we didn't consider them impossible.

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

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“It's not whether you got knocked down; it's whether you get back up.”

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Beat your opponent where he is strongest, and you demoralize him.

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The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.

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The strength of the group is the strength of the leaders.

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Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing.

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

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

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

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

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They do not truly love who do not show their love.

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

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 that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

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…

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

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.

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…

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

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