Vince Lombardi Quotes - Page 7

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• I think good physical conditioning is essential to any occupation. A man who is physically fit performs better at any job. Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

  Vince Lombardi

  Leadership, Sports, Jobs

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• No leader, however great, can long continue unless he wins battles. The battle decides all.

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  Leadership, Winning, Long

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.45, McGraw Hill Professional

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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 needed talents that go into leadership, each man can develop a combination to make him a leader.

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  Leadership, Men, Quality

  "Run to Win: Vince Lombardi on Coaching and Leadership". Book by Donald T. Phillips, p. 180, 2001.

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• In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

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  Inspirational, Failure, Adversity

  Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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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 for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable

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  Memories, Inspiration, Overcoming

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• The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Leadership, Sports

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.38, McGraw Hill Professional

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• In all my years of coaching, I have never been successful using somebody else's play.

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  Successful, Years, Play

  Vince Lombardi (2014). “Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly adjusted, I would toss off defeat, but my name is on this ball club. Thirty-six men publicly reflect me and reflect on me, and it's a matter of my pride.

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  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

  Vince Lombardi (2014). “Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers”, p.192, Simon and Schuster

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• Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it.

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  Knowing, Perfection, Gentleman

  First team meeting as Packers coach in 1959. "Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Packers Football". Book by Chuck Carlson, p. 149, 2004.

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• I would say that the quality of each man's life is the full measure of that man's commitment of excellence and victory - whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government or what have you.

  Vince Lombardi

  Football, Commitment, Government

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, p.108, McGraw Hill Professional

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• It is and has always been an American zeal to be first in everything we do, and to win.

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  Passion, Winning, Firsts

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.88, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• A man is known by the company he owns.

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  Leadership, Men, Company

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• I think you've got to pay the price for anything that's worthwhile, and success is paying the price. You've got to pay the price to win, you've got to pay the price to stay on top, and you 've got to pay the price to get there.

  Vince Lombardi

  Motivational, Sports, Winning

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

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  Volleyball, Business, Inspirational Life

  Vince Lombardi (2012). “What it Takes to be Number One”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I said, 'You missed practice yesterday didn't you?' The player replied, 'No coach, not a bit.'

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  Sports, Player, Practice

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• Football is blocking and tackling. Everything else is mythology.

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  Sports, Football, Block

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• Inches make champions.

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  Inspirational, Adversity, Champion

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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 personal accomplishments.

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  Team, Successful, Player

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• We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.

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  Games, Play, Body

  "Run to Win: Vince Lombardi on Coaching and Leadership". Book by Donald T. Phillips, p. 23, 2001.

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• Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

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  Truth, Mind, Excellence

  Vince Lombardi (2003). “What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership”, McGraw-Hill Education

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• To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price

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  Volleyball, Jobs, Pay

  Vince Lombardi, Balance Design (1998). “Motivation Lombardi Style”

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• Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible.

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  Pay The Price, Pay, Worthwhile

  Vince Lombardi, Jr. (2012). “What It Takes to Be Number One”, p.61, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The coaches who win are the ones who can motivate their players. Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.

  Vince Lombardi

  Winning, Player, Will To Win

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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.

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  Inspirational, Motivational Sports, Jobs

  Vince Lombardi (2014). “Run to Daylight!: Vince Lombardi’s Diary of One Week with the Green Bay Packers”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

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• Gentlemen, this is the football.

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  Football, Gentleman

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