Vince Lombardi

I don’t necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization.

Vince Lombardi

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 field of battle – victorious.

Vince Lombardi

I hold it more important to hold the player’s confidence than their affection.

Vince Lombardi

I’m not afraid to die – it’s just that I had so much left to do in this world.

Vince Lombardi

I’ve been accused of lacking compassion. But that just shows I’m not without compassion.

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

If it doesn’t matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

Vince Lombardi

If you can accept losing, you can’t win.

Vince Lombardi

If you can shrug off a loss, you can’t be a winner.

Vince Lombardi

If you can’t get emotional about what you believe in your heart, you’re in the wrong business.

Vince Lombardi