Vince Lombardi Quotes

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

Everyone should play like Adrian Peterson. This guy does everything full speed. Pro Bowl - promoting himself for MVP.

Win or lose, I'm going to leave everything on the mat. That's what gold medalists do.

Things always work when I put my heart into it, and more brands need to do the same thing.

I can honestly say I want to be one of the best to ever play the game.

I have always said that I want to play at the highest level.

I feel like, I go out and play hard every day and I'm going to practice every day, I'm going to block shots.

I just want to be as good as I can be with any opponent I have and hear everyone say 'that was her best match ever.'

People don't see the determination behind getting on the pitch every week.

As an athlete, there is no bigger compliment in my mind you can pay a guy when you say he can get the job done despite the obstacles he'll face.

I want to be a player that does everything he can to reach his ability, and I'll do that.

Practice the game the way you're going to play the game. Practice hard and play hard. Run hard and above all else, hustle every moment you're on the field where you are practicing or playing in a game.

I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.

The three ordinary things that we often don't pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.

Gold medals are made out of sweat, blood and tears and effort in the gym every day.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top.

When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.

Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.

Joe Gibbs helped define what the Washington Redskins stand for - integrity, hard work, determination, winning and championships.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

If you could equate the amount of time and effort put in mentally and physically into succeeding on the baseball field and measured it by the dirt on your uniform, mine would have been black.

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.