32 Quotes & Sayings By Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi was a football coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967. He was named Coach of the Year five times, and is the only coach to have his team play in six Super Bowls. Although he died in 1970, the Lombardi Trophy, given annually to the winning NFL team, continues to honor his legacy.

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The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi
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If you aren't fired with enthusiasm you will be fired with enthusiasm. Vince Lombardi
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Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is. Vince Lombardi
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Think of only three things: your God your family and the Green Bay Packers-in that order. Vince Lombardi
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Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. Vince Lombardi
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Football is blocking and tackling. Everything else is mythology. Vince Lombardi
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If you aren't fired with enthusiasm you'll be fired with enthusiasm. Vince Lombardi
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Stated to a running back after an overly exuberant display of celebration: Next time you make a touchdown act like you've been there before. Vince Lombardi
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If you can't accept losing you can't win. Vince Lombardi
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Inches make a champion. Vince Lombardi
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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. Vince Lombardi
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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 is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile. Vince Lombardi
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The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have. Vince Lombardi
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Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi
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Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Vince Lombardi
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Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. Vince Lombardi
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We didn't lose the game we just ran out of time. Vince Lombardi
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If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score? Vince Lombardi
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Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. Vince Lombardi
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People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. Vince Lombardi
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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi
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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, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures. Vince Lombardi
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Winning is not a sometime thing it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while... you don't do things right once in a while... you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Vince Lombardi
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We didn't lose the game we just ran out of time. Vince Lombardi
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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 has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious. Vince Lombardi
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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. Vince Lombardi
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The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. Vince Lombardi
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It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner. Vince Lombardi
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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. Vince Lombardi
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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. Vince Lombardi
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Success demands singleness of purpose. Vince Lombardi