Vince Lombardi Quotes

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

~ Vince Lombardi

Winning isn't everything but wanting to win is.

~ Vince Lombardi

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

~ Vince Lombardi

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

~ Vince Lombardi

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

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

~ Vince Lombardi

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

~ Vince Lombardi

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

~ Vince Lombardi

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

~ Vince Lombardi

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

~ Vince Lombardi

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

~ Vince Lombardi

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.

~ Vince Lombardi

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

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

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

We didn't lose the game we just ran out of time.

~ Vince Lombardi

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

Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

~ Vince Lombardi

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.

~ Vince Lombardi

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

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

Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.

~ Vince Lombardi

Success demands singleness of purpose.

~ Vince Lombardi