Inner Wisdom Quotes

Quotes on Persistence

I don’t build character. I eliminate the people who don’t have it.
- Vince Lombardi
Football is blocking and tackling. Everything else is mythology.
- Vince Lombardi
Brains without competitive hearts are rudderless.
- Vince Lombardi
The successful man is himself. To be successful, you’ve got to be honest with yourself.
- Vince Lombardi
Live as if you were living already for the second time.
- Vince Lombardi
Once a man has made his commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.
- 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
I think you’ve got to pay the price for anything that’s worthwhile, and success is paying the price. You’ve got to pay the price to win, you’ve got to pay the price to stay on top, and you ’ve got to pay the price to get there.
- Vince Lombardi
Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible.
- Vince Lombardi
Each of us, if we would grow, must be committed to excellence. The championships, the money, the color; all of these things linger only in the memory. It is the spirit, the will to excel, the will to win; these are the things that endure.
- Vince Lombardi