Vince Lombardi
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4 quotes we’ve traced to 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”
Attributed“Winning isn't a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing”
Attributed“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm”
Disputed“Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser”
DisputedNot actually Vince Lombardi
Often misattributed to Vince Lombardi
Famous lines widely pinned on Vince Lombardi that we’ve traced to someone else.
“If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm”
actually Unknown
“Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser”
actually Anonymous
“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work”
actually Unknown newspaper wit
“The will to win is not worth much unless you have the will to prepare to win”
actually Fielding H. Yost
“Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing”
actually Henry Russell “Red” Sanders
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