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Vince Lombardi Quote on How Winners Never Quit—And Why I Disagree

    “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” ~ Vince Lombardi

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    I disagree.  In fact, I believe that winners actually quit more than those who lose.  The difference is that they know what to quit, when to quit, how to quit, and have the courage and discipline to do so.  Of course, Lombardi is likely referring to the idea that winners never quit in pursuit of their primary goal(s) in life and those who do quit in pursuit of their primary goal(s) will never win at them—this might be obvious.

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      “You’ve got to be in top physical condition. Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” ~ Vince Lombardi

        “Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.” ~ Vince Lombardi

          “If you don’t think you’re a winner, you don’t belong here.” ~ Vince Lombardi

            “The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” ~ Vince Lombardi

              “After all the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written, and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and after all the pomp and fanfare have faded, the enduring thing that is left is the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                “Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity – having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                  “It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.” ~ 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

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

                        “Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to win and you have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible. Most important, you must pay the price to stay there.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                          “Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                            “Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                              “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted, but victorious, on the field of battle.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                                “Winning is not a sometime thing.  You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.  Unfortunately, so is losing.” ~ Vincent Lombardi

                                  “If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.” ~ Vince Lombardi

                                    “Success demands singleness of purpose.” ~ 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

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