Vince Lombardi Quotes About Greatness In Life
August 10, 2022 5:02 AM EST
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Vince Lombardi was an American football player and coach who is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s where he led the team to five championships.
Arguably one of the greatest coaches and leaders in the history of any American sport, Lombardi never had a losing season as a head coach in the NFL.
Born in Brooklyn on June 11, 1913, he was the oldest of 5 children and the son of an Italian immigrant.
Lombardi had a short stint as a pro football player before embarking on a successful coaching career.
Known for his single-mindedness determination to win, he developed a reputation for being a workaholic with the hallmark of his teams being simplicity and execution.
Vince Lombardi died of colon cancer on September 3, 1970 at the age of 57.
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Be inspired by these Vince Lombardi Quotes
1. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” – Vince Lombardi
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2. “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
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3. “Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.” – Vince Lombardi
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4. “Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi
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5. “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi
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6. “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – Vince Lombardi
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7. “The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” – Vince Lombardi
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8. “If you don’t think you’re a winner, you don’t belong here.” – Vince Lombardi
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9. “If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you’ll be fired with enthusiasm.” – Vince Lombardi
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10. “Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is. – Vince Lombardi
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Vince Lombardi quotes on commitment
11. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
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12. “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi
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13. “Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while – you do them right all the time.” – Vince Lombardi
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14. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” – Vince Lombardi
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15. “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
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Vince Lombardi quotes on winning
16. “If you’ll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.” – Vince Lombardi
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17. “Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.” – Vince Lombardi
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18. “Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.” – Vince Lombardi
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19. “Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” – Vince Lombardi
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20. “The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.” – Vince Lombardi
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21. “The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.” – Vince Lombardi
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Vince Lombardi quotes to elevate your mind
22. “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” – Vince Lombardi
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23. “We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” – Vince Lombardi
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24. “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That’s real glory. That’s the essence of it.” – Vince Lombardi
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25. “Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.” – Vince Lombardi
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Vince Lombardi was a beloved American national icon.
Following his death, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the NFL Super Bowl trophy was named in his honor.
As one of the greatest minds in American sports history, Lombardi will always be remembered for his determination to win, work ethics, ability to teach, motivate and inspire.
Hopefully, these quotes will inspire you to reach your full potential.
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