Quotes by Vince Lombardi

“Its not whether you get knocked down, its whether you get up.”

“I firmly believe that any mans finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious”

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

“Winning isnt everything, but the will to win is everything.”

“The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.”

“If youll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.”

“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.”

“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 youre willing to pay the price.”

“Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.”

“Confidence is contagious; so is lack of confidence”

“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.”

“Lifes battles dont always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.”

“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.”

“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.”

“It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret”

“The medals dont mean anything and the glory doesnt last. Its all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.”

“The greatest memory for me of the 1984 Olympics was not the individual honors, but standing on the podium with my teammates to receive our team gold medal.”

“An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.”

“A lot of people run to see whos the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.”

“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. Thats real glory. Thats the essence of it.”