Vince Lombardi

Excellence must be pursued, it must be wooed with all of one’s might and every bit of effort that we have each day there’s a new encounter, each week is a new challenge.

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.

If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the do’er, the achiever – the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it’s an all the time 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 habit.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

First they think you’re crazy, then they fight you, and then, all of a sudden, you change the world.

I believe in the Golden Rule. The Man with the Gold, Rules.

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

We want people who hate to lose, like myself.

You combine hard work, creativity, and self-determination, and things start to happen.

When I became proficient as a salesman I was invited to teach new hires.

I would say to do you and do you well. Don’t try to be anyone else. Don’t try to emulate what someone is doing. Play to your strengths. Even if you see someone onstage that is killing it, don’t try to do what they’re doing. Just keep doing you.

Decide what you want, and decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things.

That if you try once, you should try again. Keep that focus exactly where it should be-on winning.

If you haven’t found it yet keep looking.