Leadership Football Quotes

Motivational leadership football quotes including inspirational quotes from NFL coaches and players.  Below are quotes and guidance from some of the best football coaches and players.

• When you don’t give up, you cannot fail. - Adrian Peterson, an American football running back . He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. 
  
  
• No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it. - Ray Lewis, an American former professional football player who played as a middle linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens for his entire 17-year career.
  
  
• Leaders are made, they are not born. - Vince Lombardi, was an American football coach and executive in the National Football League. Lombardi is considered by many to be the greatest coach in football history, and he is recognized as one of the greatest coaches and leaders in the history of all American sports. We also have leadership articles on Are Leaders Born or Made ?
  
  
• If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.  - Mike Ditka, an American former football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College and the Pro Football Halls of Fame
  
  
• Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. - George S. Halas, nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American professional football player, coach, and team owner. He was the founder and owner of the National Football League's Chicago Bears, and served as his own head coach on four occasions
  
  
• Do your job. - Bill Belichick, American professional football coach who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League.  Continue for more leadership football quotes.
  
  
• Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners. - Joe Gibbs, an American auto racing team owner and former professional football coach. In football, he was head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League from 1981 to 1992, and again from 2004 to 2007
  
  
• The superior man blames himself. The inferior man blames others. - Don Shula, an American football defensive back and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League from 1963 to 1995. Shula is the NFL's winningest head coach at 347 career victories and 328 regular season victories.  Here are some leadership lessons from him.
  
  
• It’s not whether you get knocked down; it’s whether you get up. - Vince Lombardi, was an American football coach and executive in the National Football League.  One of the great well known football leaders.
  
  

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• If you are afraid of confrontation, you are not going to do very well. - Bill Parcells,  an American former football coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League for 19 seasons. He rose to prominence as the head coach of the New York Giants from 1983 to 1990, where he won two Super Bowl titles.
  
  
• The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. - Jimmy Johnson, a former American football coach and sports analyst. Johnson served as a head football coach on the collegiate level from 1979 to 1988 and in the National Football League for nine seasons
  
  
• If I have to motivate you, I will fire you! - Chuck Knoll, an American professional football player and head coach. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, his sole head coaching position was for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League from 1969 to 1991. 
  
  
• When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less. - Paul Brown, an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference and National Football League. Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Cleveland Browns, a team named after him, and later played a role in founding the Cincinnati Bengals
  
  
• "Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble." - John Madden, was an American football player, coach and sports commentator in the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978, whom he led to eight playoff appearances, seven division titles, seven AFL / AFC Championship Game appearances, and the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XI. Never having a losing season, Madden holds the highest winning percentage among NFL head coaches who coached 100 games.  One of the great leadership football quotes.  John Madden's leadership lessons.

• It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. - Peyton Manning,  former football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "The Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. 
  
  
• To me, football is so much about mental toughness, it’s digging deep, it’s doing whatever you need to do to help a team win and that comes in a lot of shapes and forms. -Tom Brady, an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots, where he was a central contributor to the franchise's dynasty from 2001 to 2019.
  
  
• “I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. - Tom Landry was an American professional football player and coach. He was the first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League, a position he held for 29 seasons

• When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge. - Terry Bradshaw, an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. Since 1994, he has been a television sports analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday.
  
  
• Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t - Jerry Rice, an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for 20 seasons. He won three championships with the San Francisco 49ers, along with playing for the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, and Denver Broncos.
  
  
• The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer. - John Madden
  
  
• I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated. - Emmitt Smith, an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League for 15 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Among other accolades, he is the league's all-time leading rusher.  One of the great leadership football quotes.
  
  
• The Enemy of the best is the good. If you’re always settling with what’s good, you’ll never be the best. - Jerry Rice, a former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League for 20 seasons. He won three championships with the San Francisco 49ers, along with playing for the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, and Denver Broncos
  
  
• When you don’t give up, you cannot fail. - Adrian Peterson, an American football running back widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set the freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards during the 2004 season.
  
  
• No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it. Ray Lewis, former professional football player who played as a middle linebacker with the Baltimore Ravens for his entire 17-year career in the National Football League. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, where he earned All-America honors
  
  
• Success isn’t owned, it’s leased. And rent is due every day. - J.J. Watt, American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin, and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft

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