Vince Lombardi

I said, ‘You missed practice yesterday didn’t you?’ The player replied, ‘No coach, not a bit.’

Vince Lombardi

I’ll put the Packers’ best players on defense. It’s best for a team and good for its morale.

Vince Lombardi

I’ve never been with a losing team in my life, and I don’t think I’ll start now.

Vince Lombardi

If a man is running down the street with everything you own, you won’t let him get away. That’s tackling.

Vince Lombardi

If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.

Vince Lombardi

If you get into the endzone, act as if you’ve been there before.

Vince Lombardi

Illness and fatigue can be career ending. It mean the fans are sick and tired of you.

Vince Lombardi

In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally.

Vince Lombardi

In all my years of coaching, I have never been successful using somebody else’s play.

Vince Lombardi

Leadership rests not only on outstanding ability. It also rests on commitment, loyalty and pride. It rests on followers who are ready to accept guidance. Leadership is the ability to direct people and – more important – to have those people accept that direction.

Vince Lombardi