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Famous Vince Lombardi Quotes

“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.”

“It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.”

“Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.”

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

“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”

“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.”

“winning is not everything it is the only thing”

“Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.”

“The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.”

“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”