Vince Lombardi Quotes

Leaders aren't born; they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal which is worthwhile.

I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle — victorious.

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.

It was the first time, too, that I truly realized that a ball club is made up of as many different individuals as there are positions on it, that some need a whip and others a pat on the back, and others are better off when they are ignored, and that there are limitations imposed by the difference in physical ability and mentality. The amount that can be consumed and executed by a team is controlled by the weakest man on it, and while others can give him physical help, he has to do his own thinking.

its not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get back up...........

The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect, but we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I'm not remotely interested in just being good.