Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. Lombardi is considered by many to be one of the best and most successful coaches...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 June 1913
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Vince Lombardi quotes about
Gentlemen, this is the football.
Leaders aren't born they are made.
Inches make a champion.
Teams do not go physically flat, they go mentally stale.
Football is a game of cliches, and I believe in every one of them.
And the trouble with me is that my ego just can't accept a loss. I suppose that if I were more perfectly adjusted, I would toss off defeat, but my name is on this ball club. Thirty-six men publicly reflect me and reflect on me, and it's a matter of my pride.
Before I can embrace freedom, I should be aware of what duties I have.
I hold it more important to hold the player's confidence than their affection.
True perfection is unattainable, but if you chase perfection you will catch excellence!
The successful man is himself. To be successful, you've got to be honest with yourself.
Football is and always will be a game of blocking and hitting
A disciplined person is the one who follows the will of the one who gives the orders.
The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that comes from being part of a successful team, regardless of his personal accomplishments.
One's desire, not ability, determines success.