Vince Lombardi was a football player, coach, and executive who is widely acclaimed as the greatest coach in football history. In his legendary career, he never had a losing season and went on to win five NFL championships. Not only was he a tremendous coach, he was an unbelievable leader who inspired all before him.

If you need an attitude shift in your life keep reading.

Use these Vince Lombardi quotes to create a winning mindset and take your success to the next level.

“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

Work, work, work. And then work some more. 99% of successful people got there from sheer grit, perseverance and a disturbing amount of hard work. Don’t let some celebrities social media account fool you. Success isn’t easy or everyone would do it.

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

Quit worrying about being perfect in any area of your life. Perfection doesn’t exist. People who try to be perfect at everything usually end up doing nothing meaningful.

The road to success is messy. It’s filled with mistakes, setbacks, and failures. But you have to take action don’t afraid to be imperfect. Remember, the greatest lessons are from your biggest failures & the more you fail the quicker you will find success.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

Most people don’t have the heart to keep going. Successful people are normal people like everyone else. But when things get hard they just don’t quit.

The next time you want to achieve something and think about quitting ask yourself how this will help you get closer to your goals!?

“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”

Quitting won’t help you accomplish your goal. Remember, your goals don’t give up on you, you give up on them. Don’t quit, keep going!

It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”

Life WILL knock you down. It has before and it will knock you down again and again. The question is do you have the heart to get back up?

Everyone gets knocked down, but winners get back up, brush themselves off and keep going until the goal is met.

Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”

Make sure you know what “winning” is in your life. Is it a new job, new house, a million dollars, creating a brand new life, or changing the world? Identify your goal so you have a clear target to aim for . Once you have a goal let it become an obsession, let it take over your life. To be successful your focus has to be so intense, people think you’re crazy.

Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

Yes, teamwork does make the dream work! If you’re a leader you need to show this to your team and organization so they understand the importance of individual effort. What kind of team do you surround yourself with? Tag them and let them know you are here to win!

Use these Vince Lombardi quotes to get motivated and create a winning attitude in your own life. The next time things get tough enjoy it. Achieving greatness isn’t supposed to come easy.