Vince Lombardi Quotes

There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game and that is first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay and I never want to finish second again.

I never compete to take part but to finish first.

The great ones are about winning and winning only.

The true competitors, though, are the ones who always play to win.

In New York, they like winners. They don't like second place.

I've always craved winning. It's just easier in sports because there's a scoreboard.

For me, if you are not in it to be champion, you shouldn't be in it at all.

Any race I go into, I've always got the attitude of throwing myself into and wanting nothing but No. 1.

We want to win every competition we play in.

I have to keep working hard and playing well because I don't like to be second or third: they're the worst places to be. You would be proud, of course, because it means you're on the way, but you want to finish first.

Because I hate to lose. I've always had that instilled in me since I was a child. Racing. A game. You want to be in first place every time.

I wasn't fighting in this sport from the beginning for any other reason than being the best.

Always, as a player, you are questioned and challenged about the next step. That's what drives the very best: they want to continually win.

If we're playing and competing at the level we want to and we know we can, then nothing else is really going to matter.

What drives me is winning championships.

I'm a very competitive girl. In everything I do.

I'm not normally content with what I do unless I win.

To me, everything's competition.

I am someone that is very competitive. When I'm on the field, I compete. When I'm practicing, when I'm in meetings. I'm a competitor in everything.

I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome.

I'm always a competitor. I'm not there just to have a good time. I want to play well and perform well.

I don't care how small the game. I want to win.

I want winners. I want people who want to win.

That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.

I am not designed to come second or third. I am designed to win.