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Vince Lombardi

(1913–1970) American Football Coach

251 quotes in 918 categories

When you need a push to give your all, Vince Lombardi’s words cut straight to the heart of effort. These 251 statements distill his relentless drive and the belief that greatness comes from discipline and teamwork.

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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 professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be among the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Vince Lombardi

Champions make their own luck.

Champion

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Gentleman, this is a football.

Football

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Mental toughness is essential to success.

Congratulations

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Praise in public; criticize in private.

Criticize

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Battles are won in the hearts of men.

Battles

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

Accept

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Leaders aren't born they are made.

American football

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Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Football

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

Football

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

Excellence

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

Inspirational

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

Belong

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Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

Football

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

Character

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

Hurt

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

Better

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Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.

Jobs

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

Great leader

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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Commitment

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

Accomplishment

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Why did I choose Washington among offers from other cities? Because it is the capital of the world.

Choose

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“Leaders aren't born, they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay…

Effort

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Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.

Failure

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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…

Excellence

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The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon…

Buried

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To be successful, a man must exert an effective influence upon his brothers and upon his associates, and the degree in which…

Accomplish

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There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have…

Finished

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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…

Championship

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Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of many qualities; and while no one individual possesses all of the…

Combination

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A leader must identify himself with the group, must back up the group, even at the risk of displeasing superiors. He must…

Approval

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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…

Football

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In order to succeed, this group will need a singleness of purpose, they will need a dedication, and they will have to…

Convince

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When we place our dependence in God, we are unencumbered, and we have no worry. In fact, we may even be reckless,…

Action

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As soon as error is corrected, it is important that the error be forgotten and only the successful attempts be remembered. Errors,…

Errors

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

Athlete

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“Excellence must be pursued, it must be wooed with all of one’s might and every bit of effort that we have each…

Excellence

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Most important of all, to be successful in life demands that a man make a personal commitment to excellence and to victory,…

Being successful

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

Answers

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After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back…

American football

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No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in the mind.

Hurt

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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) Ifs (21) Leader (20) Time (19) Love (18) Life (18) Hard work (15) Games (15) Teamwork (14) Team (14) Motivational sports (14) Strength (12) Heart (12) Sacrifice (11) Discipline (11) Commitment (11)