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gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/10/17, 03:41 PM What it takes to be #1 "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 a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win. Every time a football player goes to play 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 O.K. 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. Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization-an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win-to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is. It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there-to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules-but to win. And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat. I don't say these things because I believe in the "brute" nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But 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 I thought this was an appropriate post for this forum.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2003/10/18, 03:43 PM I have that speech in my office at home and hanging up in my classroom (I'm a teacher). Vince had a way with words. Awesome, no matter how many times you read it. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/10/18, 03:51 PM Anyone with any aspirations, goals in life should read this. Great post. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/10/20, 10:15 AM I used to teach before I began my life as a professional coach. (Just making conversation here) My highschool wrestling coach was a big Lombardi fan and it rubbed off on me. I have read 7 books written about Lombardi. My favorite is When Pride Still Mattered. I think that Vince Lombardi is one of the most misinterpreted figures of modern history. His quotes are always taken out of context. For example: This quote: "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." This quote came originally came from John Wayne in a 1950's movie. Lombardi meant "Winning isn't everything, but preparing to win is the only thing." Whole different meaning when it is interpreted properly. The media does that to all coaches.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/10/20, 11:09 AM Yeah, Vince was great. The media does have its way of distorting things. That quote you speak of is right along the lines of one of my favorites.."Failing to prepare is like preparing to fail!". -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/10/20, 11:50 AM Ya, the media tends to do that with anything they don't agree with. Lombardi was (and is) great, and that quote reminds me of Gen. Patton's "America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser..." I have a ton of motivational quotes that I keep around from the likes of Sun Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, etc. Maybe this would be a good reason for me to post some of them on the internet - Hmmmmmmmm........ -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/10/20, 12:38 PM Post away Micheal...I love to have those quotes around. I use them all the time. I am sure others will use them also. ============ Quoting from rev8ball: Ya, the media tends to do that with anything they don't agree with. Lombardi was (and is) great, and that quote reminds me of Gen. Patton's "America loves a winner, and will not tolerate a loser..." I have a ton of motivational quotes that I keep around from the likes of Sun Tzu, Marcus Aurelius, etc. Maybe this would be a good reason for me to post some of them on the internet - Hmmmmmmmm........ ============= -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/10/24, 07:10 AM Here is one I like: "Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride." Vince Lombardi
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/10/24, 07:11 AM Lombardi on WILL: "People do not lack strength, they lack will."
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/10/24, 07:13 AM Lombardi on VISION: "The difference is knowing what you want, knowing what the end is supposed to look like. If a coach doesn't know what the end is supposed to look like, he won't know it when he sees it."
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/10/24, 07:19 AM Lombardi on PURPOSE: "The man who succeeds above his fellow man is the one who clearly discerns his objective, and toward that objective he directs all of his powers."
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/11/04, 09:35 AM I like this one: It's a great day to get better.
Ogun Posts: 559 Joined: 2002/08/11	2003/11/04, 12:39 PM I like this one: "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." Ralph Waldo Emerson -------------- --There are no versions of the truth.-- Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/11/12, 10:53 AM Train with a purpose; Live with a purpose
Ogun Posts: 559 Joined: 2002/08/11	2003/11/17, 04:10 PM Nice reply ;) -------------- --There are no versions of the truth.-- Jeff Goldblum, Jurassic Park II
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/11/19, 03:18 PM Why do I train? To be better tomorrow than I am today!
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2003/11/19, 11:02 PM READ MY SIGNATURE... ============= -------------- SHUT UP AND GROW!!!
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/12/16, 08:33 AM “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” Sir Winston Churchill
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/12/16, 08:33 AM “If we are always arriving and departing, it is also true that we are eternally anchored. One's destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.” Henry Miller
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/12/16, 08:36 AM Respect yourself and others Take full responsibility Be committed to your education Develop and demonstrate loyalty Discipline yourself so noone else has to Be other oriented Maintain a positive bank account Learn to be a great communicator Give consistent effort Don't just work hard, work smart Compete(live) with emotion Accept your role Know the difference between pain and injury
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2003/12/24, 12:49 PM EXPECT MORE, GIVE MORE!
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/02/26, 11:52 AM Thought I would revive this one!
ursusarktos Posts: 346 Joined: 2004/01/18	2004/02/26, 12:29 PM As an achiever or even a high achiever, you will never succeed beyond the purpose to which you dedicate your life. The height of your accomplisments will never be any greater than the purpose to which they are attached. John R. Noe
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/23, 11:04 AM “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.” The same can be said about training hard...
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/23, 11:06 AM “Courage is not the absence of fear. It is being afraid, but being able to control that fear so you are able to perform at your highest ability. That is what makes a champion.” -Cory Lester This is the truest of the true. I don't believe in the No Fear mantra. Everyone fears something at one point or another. I think fear can be a great motivator if it doesn't control you.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/23, 11:07 AM “Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined, or focussing too much on success, because it is measured by what you have done to prepare for competition.”
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/23, 11:07 AM “There is no glory in practice, but without practice there is no glory.”
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/11/23, 11:08 AM Thought I would revive this post. I like quotes!!:big_smile:
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2004/11/23, 12:28 PM Winners never quit Quitters never win! -------------- "A will finds a way, failure is not an option" Ivan carivan@freetrainers.com Montreal Canada
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/12/01, 04:28 PM Lombardi on going all out \/ -------------- Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. steve
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2004/12/01, 04:28 PM arondaballer has another one of my favorite lombardi quotes on his signature
Noddy Posts: 47 Joined: 2004/09/14	2004/12/08, 06:04 AM Read my signature. It's good for beginners. It's from the film Kung fu. Riain -------------- Do not dispise the snake cause it has no horns for it may turn into a dragon
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2006/01/31, 08:25 AM Lift big, win big!
Nyxtikal Posts: 268 Joined: 2005/09/20	2006/01/31, 03:41 PM u must really like to revive this post:laugh:.......it is a good one tho
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/01/31, 04:55 PM every now and then, you need a reminder. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2006/01/31, 10:26 PM for you, wrestler -------------- 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 "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2006/12/12, 02:22 PM I love this topic
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2007/09/07, 02:02 PM BUMP :angry: