Vince Lombardi quotes

Vince Lombardi was an American football coach and executive, most famous for leading the Green Bay Packers to multiple championships. His leadership style and emphasis on discipline turned the Packers into a dominant force during the 1960s. He is remembered as one of the greatest coaches in NFL history, and the Super Bowl trophy bears his name. Here are 79 of his quotes:

Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.

Vince Lombardi

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.

Vince Lombardi

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

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

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

Vince Lombardi

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

Vince Lombardi

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

Vince Lombardi

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

Vince Lombardi

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vince Lombardi

We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.

Vince Lombardi

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 am not remotely interested in just being good.

Vince Lombardi

A game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.

Vince Lombardi

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.

Vince Lombardi

There's only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.

Vince Lombardi