Vince Lombardi

American Football Coach American 1913 – 1970

'Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing,' legendary Packers coach proclaimed.

374 quotes

"The achievement of goals is often preceded by the achievement of smaller goals."
Success
"Perfection is not just about control. It's also about letting go."
Wisdom
"The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary."
Work
"Mental toughness is essential to success."
Strength
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall."
Perseverance
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it is an all the time thing."
Motivation
"If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm."
Inspiration
"Leadership is not just one quality that makes a coach successful."
Leadership
"The man who can accept criticism and profit by it is superior to the man who cannot."
Wisdom
"Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization."
Leadership
"Coaches who can outline plays on a blackboard are a dime a dozen."
Knowledge
"I would say that the quality of each player is determination and desire."
Courage
"The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual."
"Second place is the first loser."
Success
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."
Motivation
"Ambition is the path to success."
Success
"Pay attention to detail, no matter how small it may seem."
Work
"Don't mistake activity with accomplishment."
Wisdom
"Fatigue makes cowards of us all."
Strength
"It is not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up."
Perseverance
"Individual commitment to a group effort is what makes a team work."
"The only place you find success before work is in the dictionary."
Work
"There is no room for second place. There is only first place or defeat."
Success
"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."
Success
"The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything."
Faith
"A leader is one who keeps an eye on infinity and simultaneously on the bottom line."
Leadership
"Leaders don't have the right to contemplate defeat."
Leadership
"The only place easier than climbing a mountain is falling off a cliff."
Courage
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
Strength
"If you aren't fired up about your product, how can you expect anyone else to be?"