Greatest Vince Lombardi Quotes to Live By

A commercial during the Super Bowl game tonight between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers highlighted a great quote from the former Green Bay football coach Vince Lombardi: "winning is not everything, but making the effort to win is." That quote by Vince Lombardi couldn't be more appropriate than during tonight's football game with the Packers and the Steelers both making such a brilliant effort to win the Super Bowl. The best thing about Vince Lombardi quotes, though, is that they apply to more than just football.

Great Quotes to Live By:

Vince Lombardi on leadership: "It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere."

Vince Lombardi on hard work: "The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender."

A great life quote: "The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."

On possibility: "A man can be as great as he wants to be. 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."

Great quote on one's will: The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince."

Another famous Vince Lombardi quote on life: "After all the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written, and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and after all the pomp and fanfare have faded, the enduring thing that is left is the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live."

On team work: "Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."