Quotes: Vince Lombardi
The Wise Quotes of the Legendary Football Coach
Famous Sports Quotes
This is a collection of inspirational quotes by Vincent Lombardi, famous
football coach of the Packers. He
was famous for his strength of character, vision and determination.
Confidence
Confidence is contagious
and so is lack of confidence, and a customer will recognize both.
Commitment
Individual commitment to a
group effort - that is what makes a team work.
Character
It is essential to
understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men.
Commitment
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.
Character
Once you learn to quit, it
becomes a habit.
Determination
The price of success is
hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we
win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
Commitment
The quality of a person's
life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of
their chosen field of endeavor.
Determination
The spirit, the will to
win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so
much more important than the events that occur.
A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval
study hall.
Vince Lombardi
Coaches who can outline
plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their
player and motivate.
Vince Lombardi
Confidence is contagious.
So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
Dictionary is the only
place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for
success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the
price.
Vince Lombardi
Fatigue makes cowards of
us all.
Vince Lombardi
Football is like life - it
requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and
respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi
I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?
Vince Lombardi
I firmly believe that any
man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that
moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on
the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
If it doesn't matter who
wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi
If winning isn't
everything, why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm,
you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi
If you can accept losing,
you can't win.
Vince Lombardi
Individual commitment to a
group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work,
a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
It's easy to have faith in
yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What
you got to have is faith and discipline when you're not a winner.
Vince Lombardi
It's not whether you get
knocked down, it's whether you get up.
Vince Lombardi
Leaders are made, they are
not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must
pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
Vince Lombardi
Leaders aren't born they
are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And
that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
Vince Lombardi
Once you agree upon the
price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the
minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures.
Vince Lombardi
Once you learn to quit, it
becomes a habit.
Vince Lombardi
People who work together
will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of
modern society.
Vince Lombardi
Perfection is not
attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi
Practice does not make
perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
Vince Lombardi
Show me a good loser, and
I'll show you a loser.
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
Some people try to find
things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking
and tackling.
Vince Lombardi
Success demands singleness
of purpose.
Vince Lombardi
Teamwork is what the Green
Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it
because they loved one another.
Vince Lombardi
The achievements of an organization
are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
Vince Lombardi
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.
Vince Lombardi
The greatest
accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.
Vince Lombardi
The harder you work, the
harder it is to surrender.
Vince Lombardi
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he
does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the
consent he must win and the control he must exert.
Vince Lombardi
The measure of who we are
is what we do with what we have.
Vince Lombardi
The only place success
comes before work is in the dictionary.
Vince Lombardi
The price of success is
hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we
win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
Vince Lombardi
The quality of a person's
life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of
their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi
The real glory is being knocked
to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of
it.
Vince Lombardi
There is no room for
second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I
have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish
second again.
Vince Lombardi
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
Vince Lombardi
We would accomplish many
more things if we did not think of them as impossible.
Vince Lombardi
Winners never quit and
quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi
Winning is habit.
Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi
Winning is not a sometime
thing; it's an all 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.
Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi
Winning is not everything,
but wanting to win is.
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything,
but the will to win is everything.
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything,
it's the only thing.
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi quotes
American Football Coach, national symbol of single-minded
determination to win.1913-1970
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“The difference between a successful person and
others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack
of will.”
Vince Lombardi quote
“Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are
made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll
have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”
Vince Lombardi
“I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the
greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has
worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle
- victorious”
Vince Lombardi
“A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you
believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication,
the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in
life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.”
Vince Lombardi
“Dictionary is the only place that success comes
before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can
accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.”
Vince Lombardi
“The price of success is hard work, dedication to
the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have
applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.”
Vince Lombardi
“Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect
practice makes perfect.”
Vince Lombardi
“The achievements of an
organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.”
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“The measure of who we are is what we do with what
we have.”
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“Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.”
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“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase
perfection we can catch excellence.”
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“If you'll not settle for anything less than your
best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.”
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“We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time”
Vince Lombardi
“Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is
everything.”
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“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
“The harder you work, the harder it is to
surrender.”
“It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the
doer, the achiever -- the one who recognizes the challenges and does something
about it.”
Vince Lombardi
“It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you
get up.”
Vince Lombardi
“Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or
faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he
can.”
Vince Lombardi
“Football is like life -- it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard
work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi quotes
American Football Coach, national symbol of single-minded
determination to win.1913-1970
Popularity:
“It's easy to have faith in yourself and have
discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you got to have
is faith and discipline when you're not a winner.”
Vince Lombardi
“Confidence is contagious; so is lack of
confidence”
Vince Lombardi
“If you can accept losing, you can't win.”
Vince Lombardi
“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”
Vince Lombardi
Fatigue quotes.
“All right Mister, let me tell you what winning
means... you're willing to go longer, work harder, give more than anyone else.”
Vince Lombardi
“Success demands singleness of purpose”
Vince Lombardi
“Coaches who can outline
plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate.”
Vince Lombardi
“Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made
by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal
that is worthwhile.”
Vince Lombardi
“The quality of a person's life is in direct
proportion to their commitment
to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”
Vince Lombardi
“The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling,
but in rising again after you fall.”
Vince Lombardi
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“If you are not fired with enthusiasm, you will be
fired with enthusiasm.”
Vince Lombardi
“The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then
coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it.”
Vince Lombardi
“If you can accept losing you can't win. If you can walk
you can run. No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in your mind.”
Vince Lombardi
“If winning isn't everything, why do they keep
score?”
Vince Lombardi
“Individual commitment to a
group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work,
a civilization work.”
Vince Lombardi quote
“The leader can never close
the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must
be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he
must exert.”
Vince Lombardi quote
“Every time a football
player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up -- from the
soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads.
That's OK You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But
more importantly, you've
got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head
and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.”
Vince Lombardi
“Live as if you were living already for the second
time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act
now!”
Vince Lombardi
“Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is”
Vince Lombardi
“Winning is not a sometime thing, it's an all 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. Unfortunately, so is
losing.”
Vince Lombardi
I firmly believe that any man's
finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment
when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the
field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi
If you aren't fired with
enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi
We would accomplish many
more things if we did not think of them as impossible.
Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi Quotes
Be inspired by Vince Lombardi quotes, many of which are famous. Vince
Lombardi has been an inspiration to many people. He was one football's most
accomplished and respected coaches. His quotes still inspire and motive many
people today. He
demonstrated commitment and perserverance to his players and to himself.
He dedicated his life to helping others be better and this can clearly be seen
from his work with football players. In 1971 he was inducted into the
Professional Football Hall of Fame. We hope you find a Vince Lombardi quote
that will inspire and motivate you to be all that you can be! Born June 11,
1913, died September 3, 1970
Below are words of wisdom in the
form
of inspirational quotes by Vince Lombardi:
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.
Vince Lombardi
Leaders are made, they are not
born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay
to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
Vince Lombardi
Football is like life, it
requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work sacrifice, dedication and respect
for authority.
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
To achieve success, whatever the
job we have, we must pay a price.
Vince Lombardi
Mental toughness is essential to
success.
Vince Lombardi
If you can't accept losing, you can't win.
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything -
but wanting to win is.
Vince Lombardi
In great attempts, it is
glorious even to fail.
Vince Lombardi
There's only one way to succeed
in anything, and that is to give it everything. I do, and I demand that my
players do.
Vince Lombardi
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined
effort of each individual.
Vince Lombardi
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Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch
excellence. Vince Lombardi
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you'll be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi
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. Vince Lombardi
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 the
right thing once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a
habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Vince Lombardi
You never win a game unless you
beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing.
That's for the fans. You've got to win the war with the man in front of you.
You've got to get your man.
Vince Lombardi
People who work together
will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of
modern society. Vince Lombardi
A man can be as great as he
wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination,
the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the
little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it
can be done.
Vince Lombardi
It's easy to have faith in
yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What
you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner. Vince
Lombardi
Frases
que suele decir un “Ganador”
“El
genio se compone de 2% de talento y del 98% de perseverancia y aplicación”
Ludwing Van Beethoven.
“La
inspiración existe pero tiene que encontrarte trabajando”
Pablo
Picasso.
“Lo
que conduce y arrastra al mundo no son las maquinas, sino las ideas”
Víctor
Hugo
“Pregúntate
si lo que estas haciendo hoy te acerca al lugar en el que quieres estar mañana”
Walt
Disney.
Ganar no solo es un pensamiento, sino es todo
en lo que hay que pensar. Usted no gana de vez en cuando; usted no hace las
cosas correctas de vez en cuando; usted las tiene que hace bien constantemente.
Y esto le crea un hábito que lo llevara a la victoria.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“El hombre se descubre a sí mismo
cuando se enfrenta a los obstáculos.”
Antoine
de Saint-Exupery.
Desde
que me cansé de buscar he aprehendido a hallar.
Nietzsche.
El
genio se hace con un 1% de talento, y un 99% de trabajo.
Albert
Einstein.
“La mayoría de la gente se avergüenza de la ropa raída y de los muebles
destartalados, pero mas debería ruborizarse de las ideas andrajosas y de las
filosofías gastadas”
Albert
Einstein.
“Se
necesitan 2 años para aprender a hablar y 70 para aprender a callar”
Ernest
Hemingway.
“Mis
sueños son dos: mi primer sueño es jugar en el mundial y el segundo es salir
campeón (lo dijo con 14 años).”
Diego
Armando Maradona.
“La
historia de los fracasos en las guerras se resume en dos palabras…demasiado
tarde.”
Douglas
MacArthur.
El espíritu, La voluntad de ganar, y alcanzar
la excelencia. Son las cosas que perduran. Estas cualidades son mucho más
importantes que los sucesos que ocurren.
Vincent Lombardi.
El guerrero más poderoso es aquel que logra
vencerse a sí mismo.
Netzahualcóyotl.
El mundo exige resultados. No les
cuentes a otros tus dolores del parto... Muéstrale al niño.
Indira
Gandhi.
La tortuga puede hablar más del camino
que la liebre.
Gibrán
Gibrán Jalil.
Un juego requiere del constante esfuerzo de
ganar.
Vincent Lombardi.
“El
fracaso de la política consiste en tratar de quedar bien siempre con todos.” Mitterrand.
“Las cosas están mal cuando palabras como
amor…nos suenan cursis en la era espacial.”
V.
Havel.
“Inclusive sabiendo Trosky que lo iban a matar
cada mañana cuando miraba a su mujer recordaba que la vida es bella.”
Roberto
Benigni.
“En mi equipo no tengo a las mejores
individualidades, tengo a los jugadores que mejor saben jugar en equipo.”
Phil
Jackson.
Un hombre puede ser tan grande como quiera
ser. Si usted cree en usted mismo y tiene el valor, la determinación, la
dedicación, la competitividad y si usted esta dispuesto a sacrificar las cosas
pequeñas de la vida y pagar el precio por las cosas que requieren más trabajo.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Date a ti mismo todas las probabilidades de
triunfar. Y, si fracasas, ¡Fracasaras luchando!
Og
Mandino.
Los
perros no molestan hasta que ladran y los necios hasta que hablan.
Bernard
Shaw.
El gran secreto del poder se encuentra
en la voluntad.
Giuseppe
Manzini.
Por más intensa que sea la tormenta, el
espíritu ha de permanecer siempre impasible.
Jiddu
Krishnamurti.
Una
escuela sin el deporte de fútbol americano esta en peligro de convertirse en
una escuela medieval.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Los mejores ajedrecistas del mundo juegan a
no cometer errores, es decir, le apuestan a su estrategia nunca a la del
contrario.”
Anatoli
Karpov.
“Nunca
olvides que todo comenzó cuando dibujé un simple ratón.”
W.
Disney.
“Se paciente y reúne todos los elementos
posibles antes de tomar una decisión….pero siempre tómala.”
W.
Churchill.
Creo firmemente que la hora más fina de
cualquier hombre, y su satisfacción más grande, es el momento cuando trabaja
con el corazón en una buena causa y está tendido exhausto sobre el terreno de
juego después de la batalla de la cual salio vencedor.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Entrenadores
que pueden dar una idea general de jugadas en un pizarrón son un garbanzo de
libra. Porque colocan a su jugador dentro y lo motivan.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Eres mi amigo porque siempre en las grandes
decisiones tuviste en tu mente la película grande.”
Nixon
a Henry Kissinger … película Nixon.
“Sólo aquel que ha estado en lo más profundo
de los valles puede entender lo que es estar en la cumbre de la más alta
montaña.”
Nixon.
“Declaro
mi voluntad de resistir hasta el fin para que quede ante la ignominia de la
historia de aquellos que tuvieron la fuerza, mas no la razón…”
Salvador
Allende.
Solamente en el diccionario es el único
lugar que el éxito viene antes que el trabajo. El trabajar duro es el precio
que debemos pagar por el éxito. Pienso que usted puede lograr algo si usted
esta dispuesto a pagar el precio.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“No
hay fracasos, solo lecciones por aprender”.
Oprah
Winfrey.
La confianza es contagiosa. Así que la
carencia de la confianza también lo puede ser.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“He encontrado que siempre aprendo más de mis
errores que de mis éxitos. Si no estas cometiendo errores es porque no te estas
arriesgando lo suficiente”.
John
Sculley.
“Imagínate con el ojo de tu mente como
si ya hubieras logrado tu meta. Vete haciendo las cosas que harías al
lograrla”.
Earl
Nightingale.
No
me diga que es difícil navegar en contra de la corriente, dependerá del equipo
que haya formado.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Si
puedes imaginarlo puedes crearlo.”
W.
Disney.
“No he fracasado: he descubierto que
mil doscientos materiales no sirven.”
Thomas
A. Edison.
“Un
montón de piedras dejan de ser simplemente un montón de piedras, en el momento
en que un solo hombre las contempla dibujando dentro de sí la imagen de una
catedral.”
Antoine
de Saint-Exupéry..
Yo nunca pienso en lo difícil que puede ser
un obstáculo, simplemente lo supero.
Vincent
Lombardi.
¿Si no importa quién gana o quien perder, entonces
por qué ponen el marcador?
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Nunca he tenido la ambición de hacer
una fortuna. Hacer sólo dinero jamás fue mi objetivo. Mi ambición ha sido
siempre el construir.”
John
Rockefeller.
Todo
aquello que la Mente Humana puede concebir y creer se puede alcanzar.
Napoleón
Hill.
No hay limitaciones para la Mente
excepto las que aceptamos. La Pobreza y la Riqueza son vástagos del
Pensamiento.
Napoleón
Hill.
¿Si
ganar lo es todo, para que ver como va el marcador?
Vincent
Lombardi.
Si
no esta usted lleno de entusiasmo, para ganar tendrá que incinerarse de
entusiasmo.
Vincent
Lombardi.
No
lo dudes, tú eres el principal protagonista de tu propia vida.
Richard
Bach.
El éxito es aprender a ir de fracaso en fracaso
sin desesperarse.
Sir
Winston Churchill.
El
éxito consiste en obtener lo que se desea. La felicidad, en disfrutar lo que se
obtiene.
Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
Si
usted puede aceptar el perder usted no puede ganar. Si usted puede caminar usted
puede correr. Nadie está lastimado. El daño está en su mente.
Vincent
Lombardi.
El
compromiso individual para un trabajo en equipo, es lo que hace el logro del
equipo, lo mismo es en una compañía, una escuela, y en la familia.
Vincent
Lombardi.
El éxito consiste en vencer el temor al
fracaso.
Charles
Augustin Sainte-Beuve.
Cualquiera
puede desear riquezas, y la mayoría de la gente las desea. Pero sólo unos pocos
saben que los únicos medios fiables de acumular riqueza es mediante un plan
definido, además de un ardiente
deseo de alcanzar la riqueza.
Napoleón
Hill.
El
requisito del éxito es la prontitud en las decisiones.
Sir
Francis Bacon.
El
Éxito no exige explicación. El Fracaso no tiene excusa.
Napoleón
Hill.
Es tiempo que usted se ponga de pie y aclamar
al hombre, que hace su mejor esfuerzo, y reconoce los desafíos y los supera.
Vincent
Lombardi.
No sea usted el que se queda a criticar, sea
el que se levanta a ganar.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Para
lograr el éxito, mantenga un aspecto bronceado, viva en un edificio elegante,
aunque sea en el sótano, déjese ver en los restaurantes de moda, aunque sólo se
tome una copa, y si pide prestado, pida mucho.
Aristóteles
Onassis.
El éxito no se logra sólo con cualidades
especiales. Es sobre todo un trabajo de constancia, de método y de
organización.
J.P.
Sergent.
Se alcanza el éxito convirtiendo cada
paso en una meta y cada meta en un paso.
C.C.
Cortéz.
Con
audacia se pude intentar todo, mas no se puede conseguir todo.
Napoleón
Bonaparte.
Los líderes se hacen, ninguno nace. Son
hechos por el esfuerzo, que es el precio que todos debemos pagar para conseguir
cualquier objetivo que nos proponemos alcanzar.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Las batallas en la vida no siempre las gana
el hombre más fuerte o más rápido. Pero tarde o temprano el hombre que gana, es
el hombre que piensa que puede ganar.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Las personas no son recordadas por el número
de veces que fracasan, sino por el número de veces que tienen éxito.
Thomas
Alva Edison.
A veces el camino del Éxito está
sembrado de Fracasos.
Canal.
Cada Adversidad, cada Fracaso y cada Angustia
llevan consigo la semilla de un Beneficio equivalente o mayor.
Napoleón
Hill.
La escalera del Éxito nunca está
aglomerada en lo más alto.
Napoleón
Hill.
La fuerza mental es muchas cosas. Es la
humildad porque corresponde que todos nosotros recordemos que la sencillez es
el principio de la grandeza y la humildad es la señal de la verdadera fuerza.
La fuerza mental es parte de las cualidades de sacrificio, abnegación, y
entrega.
Vincent
Lombardi.
La diferencia entre una persona exitosa y los
demás no es la falta de fuerza, ni de conocimientos, sino más bien de voluntad.
Vince
Lombardi.
Cuando
llegue la prosperidad no la uses toda.
Confucio.
Si
quieres saber cuán rico eres de verdad descubre lo que quedaría de ti mañana si
fueras a perder todo el dinero que tienes hoy por la noche.
William
J. H. Boetcker.
Cuando
un hombre dice que con dinero puede hacer cualquier cosa eso significa: que no
tiene nada.
Edgar
W. Howe.
" Hay hombres que luchan un día y son
buenos. Hay otros que luchan un año y son mejores. Hay quienes luchan muchos
años y son muy buenos. Pero hay los que luchan toda la vida: esos son los
imprescindibles "
Bertoldt
Brecha.
Una vez que usted está de acuerdo sobre el
precio que usted y su familia deben pagar por el éxito, usted tiene que ignorar
los daños menores, que son la presión del adversario, y los fracasos
temporales.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Una vez que usted renuncia la primera
vez, se le hace un hábito.
Vincent
Lombardi.
"Somos lo que hacemos
repetidamente la excelencia, entonces, no es un acto. Es un hábito."
Aristóteles.
Los deseos se alimentan con esperanzas.
Cervantes.
Cuando
creíamos que teníamos todas las respuestas, de pronto, cambiaron todas las
preguntas.
Mario
Benedetti.
Descubra
lo que le gusta hacer, y entonces triunfará.
Mark
McCormack.
Las personas que trabajan en conjunto
ganarán, ya sea que estén en contra de una defensiva complicada del fútbol
americano, o los problemas que enfrenta la sociedad moderna.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Usted nunca sabe lo que usted puede
hacer hasta que no lo intente.
Dominio
popular.
El éxito en la vida consiste en seguir siempre adelante.
Samuel
Jonson.
La
clave del éxito depende sólo de lo que podamos hacer de la mejor manera
posible.
H.W.
Longfellow.
Los problemas que tienes hoy, no pueden
ser resueltos pensando de la misma manera que pensabas cuando los creaste.
Albert
Einstein.
La
necesidad es la madre del ingenio.
Napoleón
Hill.
Muéstreme
a una persona que sabe perder, y yo le mostrare que el gran perdedor (es
usted).
Vincent
Lombardi.
Los obstáculos no son más que un
condimento del triunfo.
Mark
Twain.
El
gran secreto del poder se encuentra en la voluntad.
Giuseppe
Manzini.
Realiza cada una de tus acciones como
si fuera la última de tu vida.
Marco
Aurelio.
Si la montaña no viene a ti, ve tú a la
montaña.
Mahoma.
Estamos
dispuestos a creer aquello que anhelamos.
Demóstenes.
Algunas
personas tratan de inventar más cosas en este partido que no existen pero el
fútbol americano es solamente dos cosas bloqueando y tacleando.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Cualquier cosa que valga la pena tener merece
que se trabaje por ella.
Andrew
Carnegie.
Si
conservas tu rostro dirigido al sol, nunca verás las sombras.
Helen
Séller.
Uno de los secretos del éxito es no
permitir que los contratiempos pasajeros nos derroten.
Mary
Kay.
El
horror al fracaso siempre ha formado parte de mi temperamento e incluso ha sido,
creo, uno de los motores de mi existencia.
J.
Paul Getty.
Allí donde no hay riesgo no puede haber
orgullo en el logro a realizar, y, en consecuencia, tampoco felicidad.
Ray
Kroc Fundador de Mac Donald´s.
El trabajo en equipo en los Green Bay
Packers era todo en lo que se trabajaba. No para la gloria individual. Lo
hacíamos para el equipo porque lo amábamos.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Prestándole
atención a los locos se hacen los grandes descubrimientos.
Julio
Verne.
“Nuestros
sueños pueden convertirse en realidad si los deseamos tanto como para ir tras
ellos”.
Walt
Disney.
La
diferencia entre una persona exitosa y otra que no lo es. No es la fuerza de
voluntad, ni la falta de conocimientos, pero si es la falta de voluntad de
querer tener éxito.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Todo viaje, por largo que sea, empieza por un
solo paso.
Lao
Tse.
El primer secreto del éxito es la auto
confianza.
Ralph
Waldo Emerson.
Persevera en tu empeño y hallarás lo que
buscas, prosigue tu fin sin desviarte y alcanzarás tu empeño, combate con
energía y vencerás.
Buda.
"
Todo empieza con un sueño. Suéñalo y podrás lograrlo"..
Walt
Disney.
Millones
vieron la manzana caerse, pero solo Newton se preguntó por qué.
Bernard
Baruch.
El logro más grande no es el no caer, pero si
es, el después de que se ha caído levantarse inmediatamente.
Vincent
Lombardi.
El
sabio no dice todo lo que piensa... pero hace todo lo que dice.
Aristóteles.
No
hay distancia que no se pueda recorrer ni meta que no se pueda alcanzar.
Napoleón
Bonaparte.
El arte de vencer se aprende en las
derrotas.
Simón
Bolivar.
La
juventud quiere ser estimulada mejor que instruida.
J.
W. Goethe.
El
trabajo más duro, es el no rendirse.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Las
grandes oportunidades llegan para todos, pero mucho no saben que ya han dado
con ellas.
Albert
Dunning.
Yo
recibo un millón de " no " y sigo adelante, porque para triunfar hace
falta solamente un sí.
Diane
Bennett.
El entusiasmo es un elemento vital para
el éxito de todo hombre o mujer.
Conrad
Hilton.
Los campeones ejecutan lo fundamental
con una aptitud inconsciente. Esto quiere decir que han practicado los
movimientos tantas veces en el pasado que pueden realizarlos casi perfectamente
sin pensar en ellos. Cuando puedes desempeñarte brillantemente sin pensar,
puedes desempeñarte a un nivel muy alto.
June
Jones entrenador de los Halcones de Atlanta.
“Tu
eres el creador de tus experiencias. Reconoce y acepta la responsabilidad de tu
vida”.
Dr.
Phill.
“Tomar iniciativa no significa ser
molesto, agresivo o insistente. Lo que si significa es reconocer nuestra propia
responsabilidad para hacer que las cosas sucedan”.
Stephen
Covey.
El
líder nunca debe cerrar la brecha entre él y el equipo. Si lo hace, no es más
el líder que debería ser. Debe recorrer una cuerda floja entre el deber de
ganar y el control que lo izo por el trabajo en equipo.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Acepta responsabilidad por tu vida.
Debes saber que solo tu, y nadie mas que tu es el creador de tu destino”.
Les
Brown.
Hay una fuerza motriz más poderosa que
el vapor y la electricidad...
"la voluntad".
Albert
Einstein.
“Existen principalmente dos decisiones
que uno debe tomar en la vida: 1) Aceptar las cosas como son. 2) Aceptar la
responsabilidad para cambiarlas”.
Denis
Waitley.
“La
vida recompensa la acción. Toma tus decisiones con cuidado pero con seguridad y
luego actúa”.
Dr.
Phill.
El
precio del éxito es el trabajo duro, y la dedicación y la determinación para
realizar ese trabajo, ya sea que hallamos ganado o perdido, la satisfacción es
saber que hemos aplicado lo mejor nosotros mismos en la tarea que terminamos.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“El hombre quien avanza más es aquel que por
lo general es aquel que decide y actúa con coraje y decisión y que esta
dispuesto a tomar riesgos”.
Dale
Carnegie.
“Todo lo que quieres, también te quiere
a ti; pero debes tomar acción para obtenerlo”.
Jack
Canfield.
“El deseo es el punto de arranque para
todo logro.
Napoleón
Hill.
“Los campeones no se hacen en los
gimnasios. Los campeones están hechos de algo que tienen muy adentro de ellos –
el deseo, un sueño y una visión”.
Muhammad
Ali.
La calidad de la vida de una persona es
directamente proporcional a su compromiso para la excelencia, sin considerar
que campo fue elegido para el esfuerzo de lograrlo.
Vincent
Lombardi.
La
grandeza de un hombre se mide por el tamaño de sus pensamientos.
Pedro
Manero.
La fortuna favorece siempre a los
audaces.
Virgilio.
No le temas al fracaso, que no te hará
más débil, sino más fuerte.
Abraham
Lincoln.
El
tiempo es difícil de encontrar y fácil de perder.
Lao-Tse.
En
mi vida no tengo cabida para ser un segundo lugar. Solo hay un lugar
preponderante y ese es ser el primer lugar. He terminado segundo dos veces en
mi paso en Green Bay y nunca quiero terminar en segundo lugar otra vez.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“El
deseo es la clave de la motivación, pero es la determinación y el compromiso
absoluto a lograr tu meta que te permitirá lograr el éxito que buscas”.
Mario
Andretti.
“Lo
que libera la energía dentro de una persona es el deseo, y el deseo es también
lo que nos da una vida larga e interesante. Para lograr cualquier cosa, primero
nos tenemos que emocionar”.
Earl
Nightingale.
“Fijar metas es el primer paso para
transformar lo invisible a algo visible”.
Anthony
Robbins.
“Primero paso, debes tener un
definitivo y claro objetivo. Segundo, debes tener los recursos necesarios para
alcanzar lo que deseas; sabiduría, dinero, recursos y métodos. Tercero, enfoca
todos tus recursos para el logro de tus metas”.
Aristóteles.
Hay solamente una manera de tener éxito en la
vida, y eso es siempre el dar lo mejor de uno mismo.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“La
gente que dice que la vida “no vale la pena” están equivocados, porque lo que
realmente están diciendo es que no tienen metas que valen la pena. Fíjate una
meta por la que vale la pena luchar sin parar. Siempre ten una lista de metas
por lograr, cuando completes una, sigue con otra”.
Maxwell
Maltz.
“La
vida de cada persona se vuelve algo grandioso cuando se fija metas en las que
realmente cree, cuando se puede comprometer totalmente y estar dispuesto a
entregarse en cuerpo y alma para alcanzarlas”.
Brian
Tracy.
“Una
meta bien establecida ya esta lograda a la mitad”.
Zig
Ziglar.
“Si
fracasas al planear, estas planeando fracasar”.
Anónimo.
Yo nunca perdí un juego; simplemente se
me acabo el tiempo para ganarlo.
Vincent
Lombardi.
El infortunio pone a prueba a los amigos y
descubre a los enemigos.
Epicteto.
Refrena siempre tu ira en el silencio.
Alfonso
de Castro.
Los malos ejemplos son más dañinos que
los crímenes.
Montesquieu.
No
conozco ningún otro signo de superioridad que la bondad.
Beethoven.
Lograríamos muchas más cosas si no pensáramos
que es imposible.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Cuando
fracasas velo como una señal de que tu plan no era bueno. Vuelve a planear y
emprende de nuevo el viaje hacia el logro de tus metas”.
Napoleón
Hill.
“La
mayoría de las personas fracasan porque les falta la persistencia para crear
nuevos planes que reemplazan aquellos que no funcionan”.
Mark
Victor Hansen.
“El precio del éxito es trabajo duro,
dedicación y la aceptación de que si ganamos o perdemos nos hemos esforzado al
máximo para alcanzar nuestro objetivo”.
Vince
Lombardi.
“El éxito es el hijo del trabajo duro y
perseverancia. El éxito no puede ser sonsacado ni sobornado; paga el precio y
será tuyo”.
Orison
Swett Marden.
Los ganadores nunca renuncian y los
inconstantes e inseguros nunca ganan.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Nada en este mundo puede tomar el
lugar de la persistencia. El talento no lo hará; no hay nada más común que
hombres talentosos pero sin éxito. La sabiduría no lo hará; la sabiduría sin
recompensa es casi tan común como un proverbio. La educación no lo hará; el
mundo esta lleno de vagabundos con educación. La persistencia y la determinación son omnipotentes”.
Calvin
Coolidge.
“La persistencia conquista a todos los
críticos y aniquila obstáculos.
Todos creen en un hombre con
determinación. La
gente sabe que cuando inicia algo, la batalla esta mitad ganada porque su regla
personal es que termina todo lo que comienza”.
Orison
Swett Marden.
“Si
crees que puedes, lo mas seguro es que así será. Si crees que no puedes,
definitivamente así será. Tus creencias encienden o no tus motores para poder
despegar”.
Denis
Waitley.
“Si desarrollas la convicción absoluta
en ti a través de tus creencias positivas, entonces podrás lograr casi
cualquier cosa”.
Anthony
Robbins.
El ganar es un hábito. Desafortunadamente
perder también lo es.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Ganar no solo es un pensamiento
pasajero; debe estar presente todo el tiempo. Usted no gana de vez en cuando,
usted no hace las cosas correctas de vez en cuando, usted tiene la obligación
de hacer su trabajo bien constantemente. El ganar es un hábito.
Desafortunadamente perder también lo es.
Vincent
Lombardi.
Confiemos en nuestra fuerza sin alardes
y respetemos la de los otros sin temor.
Thomas
Jefferson.
El
peor de los defectos es imaginarse exento de ellos.
Bottach.
“Reconocer que nuestras acciones, sentimientos y conductas son el
resultado de las imágenes en nuestra mente y de nuestras creencias nos libera a
crear nuevas imágenes y creencias para llegar a ser la persona que deseamos”.
Maxwell
Maltz.
Ganar no lo es todo, pero querer ganar si lo
es.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“El
tamaño de tu éxito esta determinado por el tamaño de tus creencias. Fíjate
metas pequeñas y tendrás logros pequeños – fíjate metas grandes y tu éxito así
lo será. Recuerda esto, las grandes ideas, metas y planes muchas veces son mas
fáciles de lograr (pero nunca más difícil) que esforzarse a lograr pequeñeces”.
David
Schwartz.
“Todos los hombres cometen errores, pero solo
los sabios aprenden de ellos”.
Winston
Churchill.
El ayudarse a sí mismo lleva al éxito.
No dependas de otros. Practica la confianza y la fe en ti mismo.
Sivananda.
Ganar
no lo es todo, es lo único.
Vincent
Lombardi.
“Debes
crear un entendimiento claro y preciso en tu mente de lo que se tiene que
lograr; enfocándote solo en el “que” y no en el “como” y en los resultados y no
en el proceso. Tomate tiempo y se paciente. Visualiza el logro del objetivo
final”.
Stephen
Covey.
Nadie
le frena más a uno que uno mismo, el peor enemigo que tenemos somos nosotros
mismos.
Thomas
Blandi.
Si no lo intentas nunca lo sabrás, si
lo pudiste realizar.
Anónimo.
A
fin de volverse entusiasta para alcanzar una meta deseable, tenga la mente fija
en su meta un día tras otro. Mientras
más digno y deseable sea su objetivo.... más dedicado y entusiasta se volverá.
Clement
Stone.
El
fútbol americano es un partido de experiencias, y creo en cada una de ellas.
Vincent
Lombardi.
"Quien piensa poco, yerra
mucho"
Leonardo
da Vinci.
"Iré a cualquier parte, siempre
que sea hacia adelante"
Livingstone.
"No
critiques a tus enemigos, que a lo mejor aprenden".
Juan
Goytisolo.
"Los únicos errores que cometemos
en la vida son las cosas que no hacemos".
Emma
Thompson.
“…Creo firmemente que el mejor y mayor
momento de cualquier hombre, su logro más grande y su mayor satisfacción, es
aquel momento sublime en que después de haber trabajado arduamente con todo su
empuje, esfuerzo, dedicación y corazón a favor de una causa noble, se encuentra
exhausto en el campo de batalla, “¡Victorioso!”
Vincent
Lombardi.
"El precio de la grandeza es la
responsabilidad".
Winston
Churchill.
Las
cosas pequeñas, si se ponen muy juntas, son más grandes que las grandes.
Henri
Barbusse.
Más vale una palabra a tiempo que cien
a destiempo.
Miguel
de Cervantes.
Las palabras que no van seguidas de los
hechos no sirven para nada.
Demóstenes.
“Cuando todos los entrenadores
dormían…había en una casa una luz prendida era la de Vince Lombardi.”
Vince
Lombardi hijo
La perfección... No tiene límites.
Richard
Bach.
El
sentido común es la medida de lo posible. Está compuesto por experiencias y
previsión. Es el cálculo aplicado a la vida.
H.
F. Amiel.
Pensar positivamente es poner en marcha
nuestra fuerza creadora.
Erich
Fromm.
La práctica no hace la perfección. Solo
la práctica de la perfección lo hace a uno perfecto.
Vincent
Lombardi.
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Vince Lombardi. Legendario inspirador.
Miércoles
2 Enero 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Para
las personas que han sido o somos fans del americano deporte de las tacleadas,
seguramente el nombre de este mítico entrenador en jefe resulta totalmente
familiar en sus mentes. Una verdadera leyenda que ha servido de inspiración a
muchas personas dentro de este deporte e incluso en otras áreas deportivas y no
deportivas en todo el mundo.
Vince
Lombardi se gano a pulso el que el trofeo que se entrega a los ganadores del
Súper Bowl lleve su nombre.
Nació
en Brooklyn Nueva York el 11 de junio de 1913 en una familia católica, lo cual
muchos comentan fue parte importante en su formación de valores aplicados en la disciplina que tantos
triunfos le dio. Estudio en la Universidad de Fordham y ahí se recibió
con la máxima distinción Cum Laude por su dedicación en todo lo que hacia; fue profesor de algebra, física,
química y latín en el Instituto Santa Cecilia en Nueva Jersey; entreno
en el mismo instituto a los equipos de beisbol, basquetbol y por supuesto futbol
americano, para finalmente dedicarse de lleno a entrenar únicamente en este
deporte en la Universidad en la que se recibió: Fordham.
Lombardi
no llego a la NFL directamente a los “cabezas de queso” (Empacadores de Green
Bay), sino llego a los Gigantes de Nueva York en el año 1954 como asistente de
Jim Lee Howell en el puesto de coordinador ofensivo. En 1959 se convirtió en
entrenador en jefe del equipo que le dio gloria y su ingreso a los anales de la
historia del futbol americano: Green Bay. El equipo tenia 12 años con
temporadas negativas, y la primer campaña que Vince Lombardi se hizo cargo de
el termino con esa mala racha quedando sus números en 7-5 (el año anterior los
números de la franquicia fueron 1-10-1).
En la era Lombardi empezaron a destacar
nombres que también a la postre serian legendarios como el mariscal de campo
Bart Starr que fue forzado por su jefe a dar lo mejor de si en cada
entrenamiento hasta alcanzar la excelencia.
También
en la era Lombardi se desarrollo el juego que ahora es conocido como el “Tazón
del Hielo” por las infames condiciones climatológicas en que fue llevado a cabo
el mismo entre los Empacadores de Green Bay y los Vaqueros de Dallas el 31 de
diciembre de 1967: ese día se recuerda hasta entonces como el fin de año mas
frio en el norte del estado de Wisconsin, la temperatura estaba en los 25
grados bajo cero y el terreno de juego estaba tan duro y congelado que los que
estuvieron ahí comentan que parecía una pista de patinaje. Los silbatos de los
árbitros se congelaron y no pudieron ser utilizados desarrollándose el juego
sin estos; el viento literalmente aullaba, y el partido fue definido por el
estrella quarterback Bart Starr quedando el marcador 21-17 en favor de Green
Bay. Previo a la victoriosa culminación, Lombardi ordeno a Starr la triunfal
jugada con una de sus míticas frases: “Hazlo, y salgamos de este infierno de una vez”.
Tristemente tres años después perdió la
batalla más importante, la batalla contra la muerte; un cáncer intestinal
termino con su vida el 3 de septiembre de 1970.
Lombardi
dejo un gran legado, y a este respecto las palabras del esquinero de los
Empacadores y miembro del Salón de la Fama, Herb Adderley, dan una clara idea
de ello cuando comento que no pasaba un solo día de su vida sin que pensara en
el famoso entrenador en jefe. Lombardi era del tipo de personas con un don tan
grande para dirigir grupos que cuando decía “tomen asiento” las personas a su
alrededor no se molestaban en buscar una silla, simplemente se sentaban.
A el
se deben muchas frases que sirven de inspiración en diversas disciplinas en el
mundo. Algunas de sus más famosas:
“Ganar
no lo es todo, es lo único”
“Si no te animas con entusiasmo, serás
despedido con entusiasmo”
“Para alcanzar el éxito, en cualquier
cosa que te propongas, has de pagar un precio”
“Le
llaman entrenar pero en realidad es enseñar. No les dices simplemente lo que
tienen que hacer… has de explicárselo”
“Jamás
ganarás un partido a menos que superes al tipo enfrente tuyo. El marcador no
importa nada. Sólo vale para los aficionados. Tú tienes que ganar la guerra con el hombre que está
frente a ti. Tienes que ganarle a tu hombre”
“Cuanto más trabajas, más difícil es
rendirse”
“Una vez que aprendes a rendirte, eso
se convierte en un hábito”
“Si
no importa quien gana o pierde en el juego, ¿entonces por qué llevan la cuenta
en el marcador?”
“No se trata de las veces que te tiran al
suelo, sino de las veces que te levantas”
Vince
Lombardi fue uno de los mejores entrenadores de fútbol americano. Hijo de italianos, educado a
base del trabajo y el esfuerzo, condujo paupérrimos equipos a la fama a través
de sus motivadoras charlas y entrenamientos.
Les
dejo algunas de sus frases que realmente matan!!!
Si tú crees que estás derrotado, lo estás; si
tú crees que no te atreves, no lo harás.
Si te gusta ganar, pero crees que no
puedes vencer, es casi un hecho que vas a perder.
Si tú crees que vas a perder, estás
perdido; porque en este mundo encontramos que el éxito empieza en la voluntad
del hombre, y que reside en una actitud personal.
Si tu crees que eres inferior, lo eres;
tienes que pensar en grande para elevarte, tienes que estar seguro de ti mismo
antes de poder alcanzar la cumbre.
Las batallas no siempre las gana el más
fuerte, o el más veloz, tarde o temprano el hombre que triunfa es aquél que
cree que puede triunfar.
Mucha gente entrará y saldrá de tu vida, pero
solo los amigos
verdaderos dejarán huellas en tu corazón.
Para
sostenerte a ti mismo, usa tu cabeza, para sostener a otros, usa
tu
corazón.
La
ira es una carta pequeña de peligro
Si alguien te traiciona una vez, es su
culpa, si te traiciona dos
veces, es tu culpa.
Mentes pequeñas discuten con la gente,
mentes promedios discuten
sucesos, mentes grandes discuten ideas.
Descubra
lo que le gusta hacer, y entonces triunfará
Mark McCormack
Usted nunca sabe lo que usted puede
hacer hasta que no lo intente.
Anónimo.
Ser
joven es tener capacidad para soñar.
Domínate y conquístate a ti
mismo!!Triunfador no es el que vence a los demás, sino el que se conquista a sí
mismo, frenando su vicios y superando sus límites. El triunfo sobre sí mismo es
sin medida más difícil, y al que lo consigue se lo puede colocar entre los
héroes. Aprende a dominarte, y no te desanimes jamás. Si hoy no lo lograste,
vuelve a empezar que, algún día triunfarás.
El éxito en la vida consiste en seguir
siempre adelante. -Samuel Johnson
La
clave del éxito depende sólo de lo que podamos hacer de la mejor manera
posible. -H.W. Longfellow
"No
existe en el Mundo nada mas poderoso que una idea a la que le ha llegado su
hora."
La persona que realmente quiere hacer algo
encuentra la forma de hacerlo. Los demás encuentran razones y excusas
Los problemas que tienes hoy, no pueden
ser resueltos pensando de la misma manera que pensabas cuando los creaste Albert Einstein
La necesidad es la madre del ingenio Napoleon Hill
Cualquier cosa que valga la pena tener
merece que se trabaje por
ella Andrew Carnegie
Si
conservas tu rostro dirigido al sol, nunca verás las sombras. Helen Keller
La verdad sin embages es que casi todos
los hombres con quienes tropieza usted se sienten superiores a usted en algún
sentido, y un camino seguro para llegarles al corazón es hacerles comprender,
de algún modo muy sutil, que usted reconoce su importancia, y la reconoce sinceramente. Dale Carnegie
Uno de los secretos del éxito es no
permitir que los contratiempos pasajeros nos derroten
Mary Kay
Cuidado con el éxito: los laureles de hoy son
el abono del mañana. Tom
Peters.
Si usted no está imbuido de entusiasmo,
será despedido con entusiasmo.
Vince
Lombardi
Existen
demasiadas compañías que piensan de adentro hacia afuera, en vez de hacerlo de
afuera hacia adentro. Están centradas en el producto, no en el mercado. Philip
Kotler
El
horror al fracaso siempre ha formado parte de mi temperamento e incluso ha
sido, creo, uno de los motores de mi existencia.
J.
Paul Getty
Hay
hombres muertos de 30 años que los entierran a los sesenta. José
Ingenieros
Allí donde no hay riesgo no puede haber
orgullo en el logro a realizar, y, en consecuencia, tampoco felicidad.
Ray Kroc Fundador de Mac Donald´s
El que hace puede equivocarse el que
no, ya está equivocado.
Si no lo intentas nunca lo sabrás. Anónimo.
Todo
viaje, por largo que sea , empieza por un solo paso. Lao Tse
El
primer secreto del éxito es la autoconfianza
Ralph waldo Emerson
Los clientes son como las mujeres. Si
no se les presta atención, hacen la
felicidad de otros. Anónimo
La
empresa que está satisfecha con su progreso, encontrará pronto que sus
clientes
no lo están
Tom
Wise
La
calidad es ante todo prestar un servicio y satisfacer al cliente.
Ocupémonos
más del cliente y la calidad se ocupará de sí misma.
Brian Codling ( ejecutivo, ICI Paints.)
La
vida es un viaje, si sabes dónde te diriges es mucho más probable que
llegues
allí.
Cuando
no sabemos a qué puerto nos dirigimos, todos los vientos son desfavorables
Séneca
Es maravillosa la fuerza de la alegría. Su resistencia excede todo
cuanto se pueda imaginar. No te procures un premio en la tierra, pues tienes ya
una gran recompensa :la
alegría espiritual reservada a los justos Dostoievski
Persevera en tu empeño y hallarás lo que
buscas, prosigue tu fin sin desviarte y alcanzarás tu empeño, combate con energía y vencerás Buda
Henry
Ford decía " siempre tienes razón, si crees que puedes puedes y si crees
que no puedes no puedes de cualquier manera tenés razón.
"
La búsqueda del éxito demanda correr el riesgo de ser llamado soñador, de ser
criticado por tener la osadía de aspirar a la cumbre y no contentares con
segundos lugares "
"
Todo empieza con un sueño. Suéñalo y podrás lograrlo" Walt Disney
Millones
vieron la manzana caerse, pero Newton se preguntó por qué Bernard
Baruch
Me convertí en actor porque me atreví a
creer que podía ser un actor.
Gerard
Depardieu
No trates de hacer algo a menos que
estés seguro de ti mismo, pero no la
abandones sólo porque no estás seguro
de ti. Stewart
White
Las grandes oportunidades llegan para
todos, pero mucho no saben que ya han dado con ellas.
Albert
Dunning
En
los negocios, primero hay que cambiar para que las cosas cambien.
Alberto
Levy
A
fin de volverse entusiasta para alcanzar una meta deseable, tenga la
mente
fija en su meta un día tras otro. Mientras más digno y deseable sea
su
objetivo.... más dedicado y entusiasta se volverá.
Clement
Stone
Yo recibo un millón de " no "
y sigo adelante, porque para triunfar hace
falta solamente un sí. Diane Bennett
Nadie le frena más a uno que uno mismo Thomas Blandi
El
entusiasmo es un elemento vital para el éxito de todo hombre o mujer. Conrad
Hilton.
El entusiasmo es la autoconfianza en
acción. Franklin Field.
El secreto más grande de todos lo
logros está en la creencia Napoleón Hill.
El
éxito se detiene donde tú te detienes.
La
práctica no hace la perfección. La práctica perfecta hace la perfección.
Los campeones ejecutan lo fundamental con
una aptitud inconsciente.
Esto quiere decir que han
practicado los movimientos tantas veces en el pasado que pueden realizarlos
casi perfectamente sin pensar en ellos. Cuando puedes desempeñarte brillantemente sin pensar,
puedes desempeñarte a un nivel muy alto. June Jones entrenador de los Halcones
de Atlanta.
Un experto en cualquier cosa alguna vez
fue un principiante
Vince Lombardi Quotes
No. Quotation Subject
1 Confidence is contagious. So is lack of
confidence. Confidence
2 Winning is not a sometime
thing; its 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 a habit. Success
3 The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are
the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than
the events that occur. Winning
4 A game that requires the
constant conjuring of animosity.
Football
5 A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have
the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if
you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for
the things that are wort Greatness
6 A school without football is
in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall. Athletics
7 But I firmly believe that any man's finest
hour, his greatest fulfillment of all he holds dear, is the moment when he has
worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle
- victorious. Effort
8 Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime
a dozen. The ones who win get inside their player and motivate. Leadership
9 Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence. Confidence
10 Dictionary is the only place
that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success.
I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.
Vince Lombardi Quotes
No. Quotation Subject
11 Don't tell me how rocky the sea is, just bring in the ship. Effort
12 I don't think there's a
punch-line scheduled, is there?
Humor
13 I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest
fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his
heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle -
victorious. Effort
14 If it doesn't matter who wins
or loses, then why do they keep score?
Winning
15 If winning isn't everything,
why do they keep score? Winning
16 If you aren't fired with
enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm
17 If you can accept losing you
can't win. If you can walk you can run. No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in your
mind. Winning
18 Individual commitment to a
group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work,
a civilization work. Commitment
19 It is time for us all to
stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the
challenges and does something about it.
20 It's not whether you get knocked down, it's
whether you get up.
Vince Lombardi Quotes
No. Quotation Subject
21 Leaders are made, they are not born. They
are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve
any goal that is worthwhile. Leadership
22 Leaders aren't born they are
made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's
the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. Leadership
23 Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster
man. But sooner or later
the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can. Life
24 Mental toughness is many
things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that
simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength.
Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial,
dedicati Toughness
25 Once you agree upon the price you and your
family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the
opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures. Commitment
26 Once you learn to quit, it
becomes a habit. Quitting
27 People who work together will
win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern
society. Teamwork
28 Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect
practice makes perfect. Practice
29 Show me a good loser, and
I'll show you a loser. Loser
30 Some people try to find
things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking
and tackling.
Vince Lombardi Quotes
No. Quotation Subject
31 Teamwork is what the Green
Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it
because they loved one another. Teamwork
32 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.
Success
33 The greatest accomplishment
is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall. Failure
34 The harder you work, the
harder it is to surrender. Hard
Work
35 The leader can never close
the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must
be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he
must exert. Leadership
36 The only place success comes
before work is in the dictionary.
Success
37 The price of success is hard
work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win
or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. Success
38 The quality of a person's
life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of
their chosen field of endeavor.
Excellence
39 There is no room for second
place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have
finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second
again. Winning
40 There is only one way to
succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything. Success
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41 We didn't lose the game; we
just ran out of time. Winning
42 We would accomplish many more
things if we did not think of them as impossible. Impossible
43 Winners never quit and
quitters never win. Winning
44 Winning is habit.
Unfortunately, so is losing.
Winning
45 Winning is not a sometime
thing; it's an all 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.
Unfortunately, so is losing.
Winning
46 Winning is not everything,
but wanting to win is. Winning
47 Winning isn't everything,
it's the only thing. Winning
48 Football is a game of
cliches, and I believe in every one of them.
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Vincent
Thomas Lombardi (11 de junio de 1913 - 3 de septiembre de 1970) fue un
entrenador de fútbol americano estadounidense de ascendencia italiana. Lombardi
fue Entrenador en jefe (Head Coach) de los Green Bay Packers de la NFL entre
1959 y 1967, y de los Washington Redskins por una temporada (1969). Comenzó su
carrera en las laterales como entrenador asistente de los New York Giants.
Además, fue Gerente General en Green Bay en 1968. Ganó con esa franquicia los
dos primeros Super Bowls de la historia (en ambos casos como entrenador); su
registro en temporada regular de por vida es 96-34-6 y en Playoffs logró un
increíble record de 9-1, totalizando un récord total de 105 ganados, 35 perdidos y 6 empatados.
Lombardi murió en 1970 de un cáncer de
colon grave que le diagnosticaron en junio de 1970, semanas antes de dirigir su
segundo Campamento de entrenamiento al frente de los Redskins. Una semana antes
de su muerte la NFL nombró al trofeo del campeón del Super Bowl "Trofeo
Vince Lombardi" en su honor.
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Vince Lombardi
Head Coach/General Manager
Personal information
Date of birth: June 11, 1913(1913-06-11)
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York
Date of death: September 3, 1970 (aged 57)
Place of death: Washington, D.C.
Career information
College: Fordham
No regular season or postseason appearances
Made coaching debut in 1954 for the New York Giants
Last coached in 1969 for the Washington Redskins
Career history
As coach:
New York Giants (1954-1958)
(Assistant coach)
Green Bay Packers (1959-1967)
(Head coach)
Green Bay Packers (1968)
(General manager)
Washington Redskins (1969)
(Head coach)
Career highlights and awards
AP NFL Coach of the Year (1959)
2× Super Bowl champion (I, II)
5× NFL Championship victories (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
96-34-6 (regular season record)
9-1 (playoff record)
105-35-6 (overall record)
Washington Redskins Ring of Fame
Win-Loss Record 96-34-6
Winning % .738
Games 136
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an
American football coach.
Lombardi played American football at St. Francis Preparatory School, and
later Fordham University. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at
St. Cecilia, a Catholic high school in Englewood, New Jersey. In 1942, he
became the head coach at St. Cecilia. He left for Fordham in 1947 to coach
freshman football and freshman basketball, and later became an assistant coach
for the varsity football team. Lombardi went on to become an offensive line
coach at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for five years under Colonel
Red Blaik. He became the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 1954
under Jim Lee Howell. Lombardi, along with defensive coordinator Tom Landry,
helped coach the Giants to a league championship in 1956. Lombardi was the head
coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from 1959-67,
winning five league championships during his nine years. Following a one-year
retirement from coaching in 1968, he returned as head coach of the Washington
Redskins for the 1969 season.
Lombardi's record in the post-season was 9–1, the loss coming in the
first of those games, the 1960 NFL Championship Game.
Contents [hide]
1 Early years
2 Days at Fordham University
3 West Point
4 To the NFL
5 Head coaching career
5.1 Green Bay Packers
5.1.1 Vice President?
5.1.2 The Lombardi Sweep
5.1.3 The Ice Bowl
5.2 Washington Redskins
6 Head coaching record
7 Illness and death
8 Legacy
8.1 Honors
8.2 Books
8.3 Books written about him
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
[edit] Early years
Lombardi was born in Brooklyn to Italian-born father Enrico
"Harry" Lombardi, a butcher, and Brooklyn-born Matilda Izzo, the
daughter of a barber, whose parents had immigrated as teenagers from just east
of Salerno in southern Italy. Henry Lombardi also had a brother whose name was
Michael Lombardi, who was also a butcher in Brooklyn. Vince Lombardi was raised
in the Sheepshead Bay area of southern Brooklyn and attended its public schools
through the eighth grade. As a child Vince Lombardi helped his dad with his
work.
In 1928, at the age of 15, he entered Cathedral College of the
Immaculate Conception, a six-year secondary program to become a Catholic
priest. After two years, Lombardi decided not to pursue this path and
transferred to the St. Francis Prep, where he was a standout on the football
team, played baseball and was a Charter Member of Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity.
Lombardi remained a devout Catholic throughout his life.
[edit] Days at Fordham University
The Lombardi Memorial Center at Fordham UniversityIn 1933, Lombardi
accepted a football scholarship to Fordham University in The Bronx to play for
new head coach Sleepy Jim Crowley, one of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame in
the 1920s. Lombardi was an undersized guard (5'8" 185 lb.) Nonetheless, he
became one of the Seven Blocks of Granite, a nickname given to the Fordham
University football team's offensive line. The most famous Seven Blocks of
Granite were the 1936 line: Leo Paquin, Johnny Druze, Alex Wojciechowicz, Ed
Franco, Al Babartsky, Natty Pierce, and Vince Lombardi. The nickname, however,
was also commonly used to referred to the Fordham lines of the 1929, 1930, and
1937 teams but it is the 1936 line which is today the best known.
His Senior Year, the 1936 Rams went 5-0-2 before losing, what Lombardi
called; "The Most devastating loss of my life," when they lost the
final game of the season 7-6 to NYU, and with it, the hopes of playing in the
Rose Bowl.
In 1939, after two years at a St. Jesus Alphabet School,
semi-professional football (with the Brooklyn Eagles, bulking up to 205 lb.,
and Wilmington Clippers), and an unfulfilled semester of Fordham Law School at
night, Lombardi accepted an assistant coaching job at St. Cecilia, a Catholic
high school in Englewood, New Jersey. He was hired by its new head coach, his
former Fordham teammate, quarterback "Handy" Andy Palau. Palau had
also struggled for two years, failing to make it in baseball as a catcher in
the Yankee farm system. Palau had just taken over the head coaching position
from another Fordham teammate, Nat Pierce (left guard), who had accepted an
assistant coach's job back at Fordham. In addition to coaching, Lombardi, age
26, also taught Latin, chemistry, and physics for an annual salary of under
$1800 at the high school. Lombardi and Palau shared a boarding house room
across the street from the school for $1.50 each per week.
In 1940, Lombardi married Marie Planitz, a cousin of another Fordham
teammate, Jim Lawlor. Andy Palau left for Fordham in 1942 and Lombardi became
the head coach at St. Cecilia. Lombardi stayed a total of eight years (five as
head coach), leaving for Fordham in 1947 to coach the freshman teams in
football and basketball. The following year he served as an assistant coach for
Fordham's varsity football team.
[edit] West Point
Following the 1948 football season, Lombardi accepted another
assistant's job, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a position that
would greatly influence his future coaching style. Lombardi served as offensive
line coach under legendary head coach Colonel Red Blaik. Blaik's emphasis on
execution would become a hallmark of Lombardi's NFL teams. Lombardi coached at
West Point for five seasons, with varying results. The 1949, 1950, and 1953
seasons were successful, but the 1951 and 1952 seasons were not, due to the
aftermath of a cadet cribbing scandal in the spring of 1951, which severely
depleted the talent on the football team. Following these five seasons at Army,
Lombardi accepted an assistant coaching position with the NFL's New York
Giants.
[edit] To the NFL
Lombardi, age 41, began his career as a professional football coach in
1954. He accepted a job that would later become known as the offensive
coordinator position for the NFL's New York Giants, under new head coach Jim
Lee Howell. The Giants had finished the previous season, under 23-year coach
Steve Owen, with a 3–9 record. By the third season, Lombardi, along with the
defensive coordinator, All-Pro cornerback turned coach Tom Landry, turned the
squad into a championship team, defeating the Chicago Bears for the league
title in 1956. Lombardi relied on the talents of Frank Gifford, whom Lombardi
made a two-way player, offensive halfback and his original professional
position of defensive halfback.
[edit] Head coaching career
[edit] Green Bay Packers
On February 2, 1959, at age 45, Vince Lombardi accepted the position of
Head Coach and General Manager of the Green Bay Packers. Lombardi inherited a
team which in 1958 had lost all but two of its 12 games (a win & a tie),
worst in Packers history. Lombardi created punishing training regimens and
expected absolute dedication and effort from his players. The 1959 Packers were
an immediate improvement, finishing at 7–5. Rookie head coach Lombardi was
named Coach of the Year.
In his second year, Lombardi led the Packers to the 1960 NFL
championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles, but suffered his only
post-season loss when Packer fullback Jim Taylor was stopped nine yards from
the end zone by the Eagles linebacker Chuck Bednarik as time ran out. According
to When Pride Still Mattered, after the loss to the Eagles, Lombardi stated
that losing a championship game was unacceptable and it would not happen again
under his command. (He would win his next nine post-season games.)
Immediately following that game, Lombardi had an opportunity to become
head coach of the New York Giants, once his dream job. After considerable
deliberation he declined, and the Giants hired Allie Sherman instead. The
Packers would defeat the Giants for the NFL title in 1961 (37–0 in Green Bay)
and 1962 (16–7 at Yankee Stadium), marking the first two of their five titles in
Lombardi's nine years. His only other post-season loss occurred to the St.
Louis Cardinals in the Playoff Bowl (3rd place game) after the 1964 season
(officially classified as an exhibition game). Lombardi had earlier expressed
an interest in the head coaching job at Notre Dame and on two separate
occasions wrote letters to the university to that effect. He never received a
reply.
Lombardi went on to accomplish a 106–34–6 record as head coach (.73,
discarding ties as was the NFL policy); and he never suffered a losing season.
He led the Packers to a still-unmatched three consecutive NFL championships in
1965, 1966, and 1967 (Except for 1929, 1930, 1931 when the Packers won their
first 3 straight NFL Championships under Curly Lambeau, creator of the Green Bay
Packers; winning the first two Super Bowls, solidifying his place in history as
one of, if not the greatest coach in football history.
[edit] Vice President?
Lombardi's popularity was so great that Richard Nixon supposedly
considered him as a running mate for the 1968 election, only to be reminded by
an advisor that Lombardi was a Kennedy Democrat who had campaigned on behalf of
a Wisconsin U.S. Senator (although Lombardi's wife, father and brother were
Republicans).[1]
[edit] The Lombardi Sweep
As coach of the Packers, Lombardi converted Notre Dame quarterback and
Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung to a full-time halfback. Lombardi designed a
play for Hornung based on an old single wing concept—both guards pulled to the
outside and blocked downfield while Hornung would "run to daylight"
-- i.e., wherever the defenders weren't. This was a play that he had originally
developed with the Giants for Gifford that would become famous as the
"Lombardi sweep" or "Packer power sweep."
[edit] The Ice Bowl
Main article: NFL Championship Game, 1967
One of the most famous games in the history of football was the NFL
Championship Game of 1967, in which his team hosted the Dallas Cowboys in Green
Bay on the last day of the year. This became known as the Ice Bowl because of
the -13F game time temperature. With sixteen seconds left in the game and down
by three points, the Packers called their final time-out. It was third and goal
on the Dallas one yard line. The previous two plays (44-Dive) to halfback Donny
Anderson had gone for no gain.
Following the time out, quarterback Bart Starr ran an unplanned sneak,
with center Ken Bowman and right guard Jerry Kramer taking out Dallas defensive
left tackle Jethro Pugh; Starr scored the touchdown and won the game. The play
(31-Wedge) actually called for Starr to hand off to Chuck Mercein, a little
known fullback from Yale (brought in at midseason after being cut by the New
York Giants) who had played a major part in propelling the Packers down the
field on the final drive. This play call (suggested by Starr) was a shrewd call
by Lombardi, because with no timeouts, Dallas was expecting a pass. An
incomplete pass would have stopped the clock and allowed a field goal attempt,
but if Mercein were stopped at the goal line, Starr could not have spiked the
ball as it then would have been fourth down. Starr, feeling the field was too
icy and the footing too precarious, decided to keep the ball and dive in
himself, surprising even his own teammates. Mercein said he raised his hands
into the air as he plowed into the pile (expecting the handoff), not to signal
"touchdown," but to show the officials that he was not illegally
assisting Starr into the end zone. Lombardi, explaining why he had not chosen
to kick a game-tying field goal, said of that play, "We gambled and we
won." Two weeks later, the Packers would handily defeat the Oakland
Raiders in Super Bowl II, Lombardi's finale as the Green Bay head coach.
[edit] Washington Redskins
Lombardi stepped down as head coach of the Packers following the 1967
NFL season, staying on as the team's general manager for 1968. He handed off
the head coaching position to Phil Bengtson, a longtime assistant, but the
Packers finished at 6–7–1 and out of the four team NFL playoffs. A restless
Lombardi returned to coaching in 1969 with the Washington Redskins, where he
broke a string of 14 losing seasons. The 'Skins would finish with a record of
7–5–2, significant for a number of reasons. Lombardi discovered that rookie
running back Larry Brown was deaf in one ear, something that had escaped his
parents, schoolteachers, and previous coaches. Lombardi had observed Brown's
habit of tilting his head in one direction when listening to signals being
called, and walked behind him during drills and said "Larry." When
Brown did not answer, the coach asked him to take a hearing exam. Brown was
fitted with a hearing aid, and with this correction he would enjoy a successful
NFL career.
Lombardi was the first coach to get soft-bellied quarterback Sonny
Jurgensen, one of the league's premier forward passers, to get into the best
condition he could. He coaxed former All-Pro linebacker Sam Huff out of
retirement. He even changed the team's uniform design to reflect that of the
Packers, with gold and white trim along the jersey biceps, and later a gold
helmet with an "R" inside a circle, similar to the famous Green Bay
"G" monogram. The foundation Lombardi laid was the groundwork for
Washington's early 1970s success under former L.A. Rams Coach George Allen.
Lombardi had brought a winning attitude to the Nation's Capital, in the same
year that the nearby University of Maryland had hired Lefty Driesell to coach
basketball and the hapless Washington Senators named Ted Williams as manager
and led the club to its only winning record in Washington (86–76). It marked a
renaissance in sports interest in America's most transient of cities.
[edit] Head coaching record
Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
GB 1959 7 5 0 .583 4th in NFL West - - - -
GB 1960 8 4 0 .667 1st in NFL West 0 1 .000 Lost to Philadelphia Eagles
in NFL Championship
GB 1961 11 3 0 .786 1st in NFL West 1 0 1.000 Won NFL Championship
GB 1962 13 1 0 .929 1st in NFL West 1 0 1.000 Won NFL Championship
GB 1963 11 2 1 .846 2nd in NFL West - - - -
GB 1964 8 5 1 .615 2nd in NFL West - - - -
GB 1965 10 3 1 .769 1st in NFL West 2 0 1.000 Won NFL Championship
GB 1966 12 2 0 .847 1st in NFL West 2 0 1.000 Won Super Bowl I
GB 1967 9 4 1 .692 1st in Western Central 3 0 1.000 Won Super Bowl II
GB Total 89 29 4 .754 9 1
.900
WAS 1969 7 5 2 .583 2nd in Eastern Capital - - - -
WAS Total 7 5 2 .583
Total 96 34 6 .738 9 1 .900
[edit] Illness and death
During the summer, the hearty Lombardi suddenly began to feel less than
his vigorous self. He was diagnosed with colon cancer in late June 1970, weeks
before training camp for his second season in Washington. Although a long-time
sufferer of digestive tract problems, Lombardi had avoided going to the doctor
and this delay may have hastened his illness and eventual death. He was treated
at the Georgetown University Hospital, but by the time it was discovered, the
cancer had rapidly spread from his colon to his liver, peritoneum, and lymph
nodes. The attending oncologist described it as the most aggressive case he had
ever witnessed (Maraniss, "When Pride Still Mattered"). He died ten
weeks later on September 3, 1970 at the age of 57.
Many made long journeys to attend his funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral
in New York City, and hardened football veterans wept openly at the service,
held on September 7. Honorary pallbearers included Bart Starr, Paul Hornung,
Willie Davis, Tony Canadeo, Wellington Mara, Dick Bourguignon, and Edward
Bennett Williams. President Nixon went so far as to send a telegram of
condolence signed "The People".
Just a week after his death, the NFL's Super Bowl trophy was renamed the
Vince Lombardi Trophy in his honor, first awarded after Super Bowl V. Lombardi
was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame at its next induction ceremony
in 1971.
Vince Lombardi is buried next to his wife Marie and his parents Harry
and Matilda, in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middletown Township, New Jersey.[1]
[edit] Legacy
A statue of Vince Lombardi stands near the main entrance of Lambeau
FieldVince Lombardi has become virtually synonymous with the NFL. This began
during his career: he was featured as the face of the NFL on the cover of Time
on December 14, 1962 as part of the magazine's cover story on "The Sport
of the '60s." Lombardi's players were wholeheartedly devoted to him, and
his emphasis on hard work and dedication endeared him to millions who admired
his values.
In addition to Lombardi's contributions to the history of pro football,
Lombardi is legendary for his coaching philosophy and motivational skills. Many
of Lombardi's speeches continue to be quoted frequently today. However it must
be kept in context that his quotes were based on his football experience.
Regardless, he is well known as being unequivocally committed to winning. One
of his most famous maxims is "Winning isn't everything; it's the only
thing," although he did not coin the phrase and the exact words he used
are disputed. "Lombardi time" is the principle that one should arrive
10–15 minutes early, or else be considered late. His chief scout, Wally Cruice,
once said of Lombardi's single-minded devotion to the game: "you didn't
talk about anything but football. If you didn't have the facts, he didn't want
you to waste his time."
Lombardi is also credited with introducing the concept of zone blocking
to the NFL. In zone blocking the offensive line players block as a unit,
instead of individually man-to-man, as was the norm up to that time. The
running back then was expected to run toward any hole that was created.
Lombardi referred to this as "running to daylight."
Lombardi's grandson, Joe Lombardi, is the current quarterbacks coach with
the New Orleans Saints. Vince also had a brother, Joseph, who was active in the
National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. Joseph died in
2005.
ESPN Films has announced that they will be making a film chronicling
Lombardi's years as coach for Green Bay, set to be released in February of
2012. Robert De Niro has been reportedly signed to play Lombardi in the
film.[2]
[edit] Honors
In 1968, Highland Avenue in Green Bay, home to the Packers' Lambeau
Field, was renamed for Lombardi.
As part of the Lambeau Field renovation, a 14-foot statue of Lombardi
now stands on a plaza outside the stadium, in an overcoat grasping a program,
as he did often on the sideline.
In 1972, the Green Bay School District named its new junior high school
(later a middle school) "Vincent T. Lombardi Junior High (Middle)
School," located on Green Bay's southwest side.
The football field at Old Bridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey,
is called "Vince Lombardi Field." It has been called this since the
1970s, the field in Palisades Park is also known as "Vince Lombardi
Field." His brother Joe attended the rededication ceremony in the 1990s.
Vince Lombardi Square (with a plaque dedication in the sidewalk on the
square) is near Sheepshead Bay Road and East 14th Street in Brooklyn, New York.
Also in Brooklyn, there are two places in the Bensonhurst area, which
are dedicated or re-honored in Vince Lombardi's honor: P.S. 204 on 15th Avenue
and 81st Street is officially named Vince Lombardi Elementary School, and the
entire Bensonhurst stretch of 16th Avenue is dedicated by the City of New York
as "Vince Lombardi Boulevard."
The Vince Lombardi Service Area and park-and-ride is the northernmost
rest area on the New Jersey Turnpike, at mileposts 116E on the Eastern Spur and
115.5W on the Western Spur. Outside the gift shop is a plaque about his life,
which notes that he is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Middletown, New Jersey.
The Vincent T. Lombardi Council, No. 6552, Knights of Columbus, in
Middletown, New Jersey, is named for him.
The Vince Lombardi Cancer clinic at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in
Green Bay is named after him.
The Vincent T. Lombardi Center at Fordham University was named for the
coach.
The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University is
named in his honor.
Immediately following his death in September 1970, the NFL's "World
Championship Game Trophy" (first awarded in January 1967) was renamed the
Vince Lombardi Trophy. It is given annually to the winner of the Super Bowl.
In 1970, the Rotary Club of Houston created the Lombardi Award. It is
given annually to the best college-football lineman or linebacker.
In 1969, Lombardi received the Silver Buffalo Award, the highest adult
award given by the Boy Scouts of America.
Lombardi was enshrined in the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame, in
Canton, Ohio, at its next induction ceremony in 1971.
Lombardi is a member of the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.
He was inducted posthumously into the Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey in
1993.
[edit] Books
Run to Daylight by Vince Lombardi with W. C. Heinz
What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi on Leadership
The Lombardi Rules: 26 Lessons from Vince Lombardi - the World's
Greatest Coach
The Essential Vince Lombardi
[edit] Books written about him
When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi by David Maraniss
Run to Win: Vince Lombardi on Coaching and Leadership by Donald T.
Phillips
Vince: A Personal Biography of Vince Lombardi by Michael O'Brien
Instant Replay by Jerry Kramer
[edit] See also
List of Knights of Columbus
[edit] References
Lombardi's Bust at the Hall of Fame
When Pride Still Mattered, A Life of Vince Lombardi, by David Maraniss,
1999, (ISBN 0-684-84418-4)
^ When Pride Still Mattered, A Life of Vince Lombardi, by David
Maraniss, 1999, (ISBN 0-684-84418-4) pg 446
^ http://www.jsonline.com/sports/87176557.html
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Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was one of
the most successful coaches in the history of American football as head coach
of the Green Bay Packers from 1959 to 1967, and the Washington Redskins in
1969.
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A game that requires the constant conjuring of animosity.
On football, New York Times (10 Dec 1967)
If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the
dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the
little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it
can be done.
Reported in Vince Lombardi, Jr., What It Takes to Be #1: Vince Lombardi
on Leadership (2003), p. 105.
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Reported in Lee Green, Sportswit (1984), p. 169.
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.
First team meeting as Packers coach (1959), reported in Chuck Carlson,
Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Packers Football (2004), p. 149; Richard Scott,
Jay Barker, Legends of Alabama Football (2004), p. 78.
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Football is not a contact sport, it's a collision sport. Dancing is a
contact sport.
I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is
what life is all about.
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A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval
study hall.
Vince Lombardi
Coaches who can outline plays on a black board are a dime a dozen. The
ones who win get inside their player and motivate.
Vince Lombardi
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi
Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work
is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if
you're willing to pay the price.
Vince Lombardi
Fatigue makes cowards of
us all.
Vince Lombardi
Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard
work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
Vince Lombardi
I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?
Vince Lombardi
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of
all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a
good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi
If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?
Vince Lombardi
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi
If you can accept losing, you can't win.
Vince Lombardi
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team
work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
Vince Lombardi
It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a
winner, when you're number one. What you got to have is faith and discipline
when you're not a winner.
Vince Lombardi
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
Vince Lombardi
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which
is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
Vince Lombardi
Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything
else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that
goal, or any goal.
Vince Lombardi
Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success,
it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the
temporary failures.
Vince Lombardi
Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
Vince Lombardi
People who work together will win, whether it be against complex
football defenses, or the problems of modern society.
Vince Lombardi
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch
excellence.
Vince Lombardi
Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
Vince Lombardi
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
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
Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but
football is only two things - blocking and tackling.
Vince Lombardi
Success demands singleness of purpose.
Vince Lombardi
Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it
for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.
Vince Lombardi
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined
effort of each individual.
Vince Lombardi
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.
Vince Lombardi
The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again
after you fall.
Vince Lombardi
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.
Vince Lombardi
The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he
does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the
consent he must win and the control he must exert.
Vince Lombardi
The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.
Vince Lombardi
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Vince Lombardi
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and
the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of
ourselves to the task at hand.
Vince Lombardi
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their
commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi
The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back.
That's real glory. That's the essence of it.
Vince Lombardi
There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game
and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay
and I never want to finish second again.
Vince Lombardi
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
Vince Lombardi
We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as
impossible.
Vince Lombardi
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
Vince Lombardi
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all 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. Unfortunately, so is losing.
Vince Lombardi
Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
Vince
Lombardi