Game Changer 50 American Football Quotes for Drive
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1. Quotes on Unstoppable Drive
- “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” – Jimmy Johnson
- “Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” – Japanese Proverb, embraced by many NFL greats
- “Success is no accident. It’s hard work, perseverance, learning, and sacrifice.” – Vince Lombardi
- “You play to win the game.” – Herm Edwards
- “If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse.” – Tiger Woods, adopted by athletes across sports
- “It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what you’re doing.” – Peyton Manning
- “The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King, mindset shared by football champions
- “Drive for show, putt for dough.” – Lee Trevino, reminds athletes to focus on fundamentals
2. Quotes on Teamwork & Leadership
- “Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” – Vince Lombardi
- “The strength of the team is each individual member.” – Phil Jackson
- “A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t.” – Jack Dempsey
- “No one wins alone.” – Tom Brady
- “Lead by example. Be the player you want on the field.” – Mike Tomlin
- “All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.” – John Wooden
- “Success demands singleness of purpose.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Effort is between you and you.” – Kyle Shanahan
3. Quotes on Mental Toughness
- “Mental toughness is doing the right thing for the team when you’re least feeling it.” – Coach Eric Bieniemy
- “You have to play this game like someone just hit your mother with a two-by-four.” – Jim Mora
- “Tough times don’t last; tough people do.” – Robert H. Schuller
- “Football is like life—now. You play to win the game.” – Herm Edwards
- “It’s not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” – Paul “Bear” Bryant
- “Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne, a daily mantra for players
- “When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.” – Walter Payton
- “Confidence is preparation.” – Roger Staubach
- “The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.” – Lou Holtz
- “A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinion of sheep.” – George R.R. Martin, embraced by athletes
4. Quotes on Overcoming Adversity
- “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky, adopted by football players
- “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” – Henry Ford
- “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
- “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward
- “Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” – George Halas
- “You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.” – Michael Phelps
- “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth, mindset for football persistence
- “Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man; but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” – Vince Lombardi
- “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey
5. Quotes on Passion & Legacy
- “Leave it all on the field.” – Tony Dungy
- “I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready, and that gives me peace of mind.” – Roger Staubach
- “Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” – George S. Patton
- “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.” – Archie Griffin
- “We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.” – Jim Rohn
- “Football remains the greatest and best game in the world—played the right way.” – Jim Tressel
- “Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” – Sean Patrick Flanery
- “Greatness is a lot of small things done well every day.” – Ray Lewis
- “The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
- “I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
