By Richard Lee - 22/05/2008

A few words from Vince

I recently read a book on Vince Lombardi. He's a former American Football coach who was famous for inspiring quotes.

Here's a few of my favourites of his:

“If you settle for nothing less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in life”

“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”

“Mental toughness is many things and rather difficult to explain. Its qualities are sacrifice and self-denial. Also, most importantly, it is combined with a perfectly disciplined will, that refuses to give in. It’s a state of mind – you could call it character in action”

“The successful man is himself. To be successful, you’ve got to be honest with yourself”

“The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender”

“If you cheat on the practice field, you’ll cheat in the game. If you cheat in the game, you’ll cheat in life”

“The man who is trained to his peak capacity will gain confidence, confidence is contagious and so is lack of confidence”

“While statistics are interesting, they are all in the past”

“I believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfilment 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”