Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
I hold it more important to hold the player's confidence than their affection. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Every job is a self portrait of the… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
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."… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that comes from being part of a successful team, regardless of his personal accomplishments. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
[Football is] a game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
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… — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image
They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them...you show them the reasons. — Vince Lombardi Copy Share Image