Vince Lombardi

Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

We run to win, not just to be in the race.

The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

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.

Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character.

Artists must be sacrificed to their art.

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Silence is the virtue of fools.

We live in an atmosphere of shame. We are ashamed of everything that is real about us; ashamed of ourselves, of our relatives, of our incomes, of our accents, of our opinions, of our experience, just as we are ashamed of our naked skins.

There are no have-to’s, just choices.

Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.

It requires a great deal of boldness and a great deal of caution to make a great fortune, and when you have it, it requires ten times as much skill to keep it.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

There are charms made only for distance admiration.

Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal.

Everything intercepts us from ourselves.