Quotes from Vince Lombardi
Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
- Vince Lombardi
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
- Vince Lombardi
You carry on no matter what are the obstacles. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher. And, you win.
- Vince Lombardi
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
It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.
- Vince Lombardi
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
- Vince Lombardi
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
- Vince Lombardi
Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.
- Vince Lombardi
Leaders are not born, they're made.
- Vince Lombardi
Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.
- Vince Lombardi
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
- Vince Lombardi
Leadership is based on a spiritual quality; the power to inspire, the power to inspire others to follow.
- Vince Lombardi