Vince Lombardi

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

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

“Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us...”

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

“I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the fie...”

“Battles are won in the hearts of men.”

“Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.”

“There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second again.”

“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...”

“Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?”

“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.”

“Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling.”

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

“Why did I choose Washington among offers from other cities? Because it is the capital of the world.”

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

“Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

“The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he mus...”

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

“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”

“At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.”