Vince Lombardi Quotes

“Don't succumb to excuses. Go back to the job of making the corrections and forming the habits that will make your goal possible.”

“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it.”

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand”

“One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long.”

“It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.”

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

“We run to win, not just to be in the race.”

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

“Leaders are made, they are not born”

“Relentlessly pursue perfection knowing we won't catch it, but in the process we'll achieve excellence.”

“If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.”

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

“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.”

“If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?”

“I'll put the Packers' best players on defense. It's best for a team and good for its morale.”

“If a man is running down the street with everything you own, you won't let him get away. That's tackling.”

“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.”

“If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.”

“Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.”