When I’m looking for a quick hit of inspiration, I pick up a little book called, The Lombardi Rules.
On the inside jacket, it reads:
“Vince Lombardi was, above all else, a winner. The greatest sports coach of his time, perhaps all time, Lombardi was also a thoughtful man with uncommon passion, a motivator with uncompromising values, and a leader with unprecedented wisdom and authority.”
Here are five of my favorite quotes from the book:
“I would say that the quality of each man’s life is the full measure of that man’s personal commitment to excellence and victory—whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government.”
“I think you’ve got to pay a 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.”
“They call it coaching, but it is teaching. You do not just tell them it is so, but you show them the reasons why it is so and you repeat and repeat and repeat until they are convinced, until they know.”
“If you settle for nothing less than you best, you will amazed at what you can accomplish in your life.”
“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.”