“Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.”

— Vince Lombardi

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American football player, coach, and executive 1913–1970

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“Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing”

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Actually spoken by 1950s UCLA football coach Henry Russell "Red" Sanders. Lombardi always denied he had said this although it is close to something he did say: "Winning isn't a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing."
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“In a war, to win a victory or suffer a defeat are common things. The essential is that we must win final victory. We must help all officers and men and the people to bear that firmly in mind so that they will not be self-complacent when winning and disappointed when losing, but instead will always make utmost efforts to overcome difficulties and hardships and advance towards final victory.”

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“Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.”

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