Inspiration Quotes By Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi
1913 - 1970
American Coach

Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1959-67, winning five league championships during his 9 years. Following a one-year retirement from coaching in 1968, he returned as head coach of the Washington Redskins for the 1969 season. Lombardi's record in the post-season was 9-1, the loss coming in the first of those games, the 1960 NFL championship.

Vince Lombardi Speech


Be inspired by these famous inspirational quotes by Vince Lombardi. Many of Mr. Lombardi's quotes can apply to all aspects of life. We hope you enjoy this collection of inspirational quotes.

It's not whether you get knocked down,
it's whether you get up.
~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

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

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
~Vince Lombardi

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.
~Vince Lombardi

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.
~Vince Lombardi

Having the capacity to lead is not enough.
The leader must be willing to use it.
~Vince Lombardi

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer,
the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges
and does something about it.
~Vince Lombardi

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can.
~Vince Lombardi

Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.
~Vince Lombardi

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.
~Vince Lombardi

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.
~Vince Lombardi

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

The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel-these are the things that endure and these are the qualities that are so much more important than any of the events that occasion them.
~Vince Lombardi

Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
~Vince Lombardi

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
~Vince Lombardi

Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
~Vince Lombardi

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
~Vince Lombardi

Success demands singleness of purpose.
~Vince Lombardi

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
~Vince Lombardi

We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.
~Vince Lombardi

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

Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.
~Vince Lombardi

Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.
~Vince Lombardi

It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner.
~Vince Lombardi

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
~Vince Lombardi

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.
~Vince Lombardi