a winner never quits and a quitter never wins song

Who is Edward Witten, you might ask? He is, as far as I’m concerned, one of the most interesting people in the world. When I hear the Teds and Jacks and Henrys rattle off their little aphorisms, I often wonder, but what about all the exceptions? The people who quit, plenty of times, before they eventually succeeded. coffee mugs and bumper stickers can be so confident about that advice. No, what keeps me up at night is wondering how these folks with their Never. What keeps me up at night isn’t shame at having failed those who hoisted their expectations upon me without my consent. Personally, I’ve made my peace with the decision. Lack of future job prospects for theoretical physicists being towards the top of the list.īut if winners never quit and quitters never win, are there any excuses I could offer that would curtail the head-shaking from the Ted Turners of the world? Probably not. I could spill a lot of words trying to explain why I quit. I was on my way to becoming an elementary particle physicist – a la Sheldon from Big Bang Theory.Īnd then, almost as quickly as my chance came, I walked away. At 32, this had been something I’d wanted to do for almost 10 years, and I finally got my chance. Well, I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I’ve quit some of those big things too.Ī few years ago I started a Ph.D. When they say never quit, what they mean is never quit the important things. Now I’m sure if you pulled Ted and Jack and Henry aside they’d tell you that, yes, of course, we all quit some things. I haven’t heard from him in decades, but I’m sure he’s out there doing his thing. What? Did you think Henry Rollins simply stumbled out of bed one day and became the frontman for arguably the most forgettable alternative metal band of our lifetime? No, he got there because of his hard core work ethic. Garfield better as Henry Rollins-the lead singer of the Rollins Band. And they never quit.Īnd if you need any further evidence, just consider the enduring legacy of Henry Lawrence Garfield, who once told a reporter “My motto is, ‘never quit.”” You might know Mr. Or Jack Nicklaus, the greatest golfer to ever play the game, who said “Resolve never to quit, never to give up, no matter the situation.” These two are winners on an epic scale. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” His advice to anyone aspiring to not be a total waste of space is, “You can never quit. But quitters? That is a low kind of person. We can make our peace with losers, if they gave it their all. Our society, on the other hand, is obsessed with the idea of never quitting. Somewhere along the way I quit thinking classic rock was the end-all-be-all of music. I started taking acoustic guitar lessons a few years ago and quit those after about three months. I quit roller blading in the 90s, and I quit the trumpet after junior high. Lombardi is to share his wisdom with others.Me? I’m a quitter. And perhaps the best way you can thank Mr. If this quote inspires you then you need to bury any inkling of quitting and push forward towards accomplishing your dreams and goals.

When you think about this quote by Vince Lombardi, how do you feel? Negative or empowered? If negative, it's possible you need to quit to relinquish that thing that’s poisoning your soul in order to move forward in that area of your life. In your mind’s eye, you’re already holding the trophy up high above your head and soon enough your win will be realized. If you begin a relationship, a job, a project or an activity with the thought of quitting as being an option, haven’t you already set yourself up for failure?Īlternately, if you approach everything you do with the expectation of winning, you’re already half way there. You have to struggle through whatever struggles come your way until you arrive! You have to keep on pushing on, no matter the circumstances. Lombardi was really saying is that when you want something bad enough, you have to persevere. In fact, sometimes quitting a relationship, job, project or other activity, when you don’t like the direction it’s going, in is exactly what you need to do so that you can refocus that energy on moving forward. It doesn't mean you should NOT quit an activity that you don’t enjoy.It doesn't mean you should NOT quit a project you’re not passionate about.It doesn't mean you should NOT quit a job that you hate.It doesn't mean you should NOT quit a relationship that’s toxic.So let me define what I think this quote does NOT mean: Sadly, when I recently shared this quote on social media I discovered some have misinterpreted it. 'Winners never quit and quitters never win.' ~ Vince Lombardi

I love quotes and I particularly enjoy this one by the great American football player and coach.

A winner never quits and a quitter never wins song