Vince Lombardi

"I think you owe it to yourself to do the very best with what you have."

"Most people never fully tap into their potential because they're afraid of the work ethic it requires."

"My business is not to be liked, but to be respected."

"Coaches must make quick decisions and live with them."

"The strength of the group is in the will of the leader, and the strength of the leader is in the loyalty of his group."

"Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence."

"The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying."

"Excellence is not an act, but a habit."

"Winners never quit and quitters never win."

"You are never as good as your best moment, nor as bad as your worst."

"A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done."

"Pay attention to detail, and success will follow."

"The man who can accept constructive criticism is on his way to greatness."

"Confidence is contagious. So is the lack of it."

"People who are winners eat, sleep, and live differently."

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

"Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of qualities."

"Run to daylight, that is my philosophy and my life."

"I have never met a man who wanted to lose."

"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision."

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things."

"Loyalty is a thing like that. You are loyal to one man in particular or you are loyal to the unit."

"Mental toughness is essential to success."

"It is not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game."

"Champions are made, not born."

"Teamwork will always beat talent when talent is not a team."

"Winning is a habit. Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become your destiny."

"The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there."

"I'll tell you what makes a great player: a great player wants the ball when the game is on the line."

"Once you agree upon the price you have to pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts."