Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

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Vince Lombardi, an American football coach, is widely remembered for insights that continue to resonate with readers everywhere. Their reputation for the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons lends every quote an extra layer of authority. Discover 37 of Vince Lombardi's most memorable quotes, ranging across Work, Success, Time, Sports, and Wisdom. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?"

“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

Good

All Quotes by Vince Lombardi

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

— Vince Lombardi

Success

“There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second again.”

— Vince Lombardi

Time

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

— Vince Lombardi

Work

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

— Vince Lombardi

Learning

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

— Vince Lombardi

Success

“Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.”

— Vince Lombardi

Success

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

— Vince Lombardi

Life

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

— Vince Lombardi

Society

“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

Family

“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”

— Vince Lombardi

Wisdom

“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

Knowledge

“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

Good

“Winning is not a sometime thing it's an all 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. Unfortunately, so is losing.”

— Vince Lombardi

Time

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

— Vince Lombardi

Wisdom

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

— Vince Lombardi

Good

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

— Vince Lombardi

Society

“Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”

— Vince Lombardi

Work

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

— Vince Lombardi

Time

“Success demands singleness of purpose.”

— Vince Lombardi

Success

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

— Vince Lombardi

Sports