Vince Lombardi

"It's not how many times you fall down that matters. It's how many times you get back up."

"I think I have lost my temper only a few times in my life, but when I have, it has been constructive."

"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back."

"After you have exhausted what there is to do, you have to trust."

"The man who wins is the man who thinks he can."

"Coaching is a simple thing. It is blocking and tackling and the fundamentals and being able to play as a team."

"I believe that it's a coach's job to get his team ready to play and to give them an opportunity to win."

"The greatest feeling in the world is to win a game and shake hands with the opposing coach at the end."

"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."

"I never ask a player to do something I wouldn't do myself."

"The man who can accept criticism and take it objectively can improve."

"Champions don't do extraordinary things. They do ordinary things, but they do them without thinking, too fast for the opposition to react. They play ball, and on offense they go downfield."

"The achievements of an organization are the result of the effort of the team, but the team is built on the character of the leader."

"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is everything."

"Nothing is more important than the mission: success."

"I believe in the power of togetherness and the strength that comes from the unified effort of men working toward a common goal."

"You have to love what you do, and you have to love the people you work with."

"The greatest ability is reliability."

"Perfection is impossible, but striving for perfection is not."

"The leader must have infectious enthusiasm and optimism that spreads throughout the organization."

"The man who can do two things at once is not doing either of them well."

"I think sometimes you underestimate people and they prove you wrong because they have a will to win."

"Success is relative. It is what we can make of the mess we have heen given."

"The objective is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules—but to win."

"Winning is a habit. Watch out for little things."

"The only true success comes from within, and when you win for yourself, you have not won at all."

"The achievements of an organization are primarily the result of what the leader makes happen."

"There is not much difference between coaching and teaching."

"I believe that a man's character is his destiny."

"The greatest accomplishment is not never falling, but rising every time we fall."