Best Lombardi Quotes & Sayings

There is only one kind of discipline, and that is the perfect discipline. As a leader, you must enforce and maintain that discipline; otherwise, you will fail at your job. — Vince Lombardi

You might reduce Lombardi's coaching philosophy to a single sentence: In any game, you do the things you do best and you do them over and over and over. — George Halas

The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. — Vince Lombardi

I derived my strength from daily mass and communion. — Vince Lombardi

Football is and always will be a game of blocking and hitting — Vince Lombardi

Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process; once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated. — Vince Lombardi

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

Preparedness is the ultimate confidence builder. — Vince Lombardi

Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them. — 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

Offensively, you do what you do best and you do it again and again. Defensively, you attack your opponent's strength. — Vince Lombardi

A team that thinks it's going to lose is going to lose. — Vince Lombardi

Lombardi, a certain magic still lingers in the very name. It speaks of duels in the snow and November mud ... He remains for many the heart of pro football, pumping hard right now. — Steve Sabol

I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win. — Vince Lombardi

There is no substitute for victory" Oscar Wilde
"I didn't say that--wouldn't have. Maybe it was Vince Lombardi" O.W.

"Not I, either. Try Count von Schlieffen" Vince Lombardi

"What's the big deal. I said it---I think. Doh!" Homer Simpson

"Imposter. 'Twas I." Homer the original (Greek guy) — James J. Bloom

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall. — Vince Lombardi

I've been in football all my life, gentlemen, and I don't know whether I'm particularly qualified to be a part of anything else, except I consider it a great game, a game of many assets, by the way, and I think a symbol of what this country's best attributes are: courage and stamina and a coordinated efficiency or teamwork. — Vince Lombardi

First of all, it's a curse. Voodoo. As soon as a guy gets put on the cover of The Hockey News, it's like Sports Illustrated. He goes right into the tank. — Dean Lombardi

Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity; having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character. — Vince Lombardi

I think it was coach Lombardi that said, 'Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.' And that's so true. — Mike Sherman

There are three things important to every man in this locker room. His God, his family, and the Green Bay Packers. In that order. — Vince Lombardi

Regardless of what you do put in, every game boils down to doing the things you do best and doing them over and over again. — Vince Lombardi

The best game plan in the world never blocked or tackled anybody. — Vince Lombardi

Coach Lombardi showed me that by working hard and using my mind, I could overcome my weakness to the point where I could be one of the best. — Bart Starr

It's named the Lombardi Trophy for a reason, because we play and live in Titledown. We've got the best fans, and I can't wait to go home and see those fans and bring home the Lombardi Trophy. — Aaron Rodgers

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

We don't pray to win. We pray to play the best we can, and to keep us free from injury. And the prayer we say after the game is one of thanksgiving. — Vince Lombardi

If you give me anything less than your best, you're not only cheating yourself. your coaches, your teamates, everybody in Green Bay, and everything pro football stands for. Your also cheating the Maker who gave you the talent. — Vince Lombardi

Perfection is not attainable," he used to say, quoting Vince Lombardi. "But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence. — Kathryn Perez

Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender. — Vince Lombardi

While statistics are interesting, they're all in the past. — Vince Lombardi

To me, the big thing in being a successful team is repetition of what you're doing, either by word of mouth, blackboard, or specifically by work on the field. You repeat, repeat, repeat as a unit. — Vince Lombardi

There is no substitute for work. — Vince Lombardi

One's desire, not ability, determines success. — Vince Lombardi

Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride. — Vince Lombardi

Chuck Noll is building one hell of a football team up in Pittsburgh. — Vince Lombardi

Truth is, we're a lot better off, and a lot closer to experiencing real, feel-good moments, when we're wringing ourselves out for the glory of God and fulfilling our daily tasks - at work, at home, in ministry, anywhere. What did Vince Lombardi say in that famous speech: I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all 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. — Matt Chandler

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? — Vince Lombardi

Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love. — Vince Lombardi

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

Second place is meaningless. You can't always be first, but you have to believe that you should have been - that you were never beaten - that time just ran out on you. — Vince Lombardi

Illness and fatigue can be career ending. It mean the fans are sick and tired of you. — Vince Lombardi

Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. — Vince Lombardi

I've been accused of lacking compassion. But that just shows I'm not without compassion. — Vince Lombardi

Coach Lombardi had the nerve to draft me number oneAnd I said I have to repay this man for having the nerve to draft me number one. — Herb Adderley

It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere. — Vince Lombardi

I've never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline — Vince Lombardi

Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have. — Vince Lombardi

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

Nothing drives me more than to, hopefully, be able to hand (Steelers chairman Dan Rooney) that fifth (Vince Lombardi) trophy. If I can do that, then I would think, that when he brought me here, I finally accomplished what he wanted me to do. — Bill Cowher

I gave you a few laughs and showed you a good time, but there was no future with me. So although it was fun while it lasted, you made up your mind to choose the stability and security a rich man can offer."
She shook her head. "No."
"No?"
"If you look in your heart, you know that's not true."
"So, what is it then, he went into a jealous rage and he threatened
you?"
"Yes."
"With your life?"
"No."
"Well then ... "
"With yours. — N. Lombardi Jr.

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect. — Vince Lombardi Jr.