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The fire that burns brightest in the Raiders organization is the will to win.
Sep 19, 2025
To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the one who thinks he can.
I love Viacom. I love CBS. And so I don't want to die. I have a will to live. The same will to win that I've always had. And — I'm gonna fight death as long as I can. I like it here. I don't want to go anywhere else.
Some of us will do our jobs well and some will not, but we will be judged by only one thing-the result.
With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.
No matter how much I respect someone or how much I like someone, it doesn't exceed my will to win.
Human survival is something that you can't see in another person; you can see if someone has that will to survive or that will to win; you can't see that, you can only watch that evolve over time.
Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.
If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It's in my blood.
The will to win... the will to achieve...goes dry and arid without continuous renewal.
Never settle for anything less than your best.
The real things to know is that folks will stand to lose more than they will to win. Thats the most important percentage there is. I mean, if they lose, theyre willin to lose everything. If they win, theyre usually satisfied to win enough to pay for dinner and a show. The best gamblers know that.
The warrior instinct comes in, the heart, determination, the will to win. Even though you're rocked you still have to fight hard, to come back.
Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?
Most men fail, not through lack of education or agreeable personal qualities, but from lack of dogged determination, from lack of dauntless will.
Lawyers should be chosen because they can demonstrate a history rich in human traits, the ability to care, the courage to fight, the will to win, a concern for the human condition, a passion for justice and simple uncompromising honesty. These are the traits of the lawyer.
I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.
I've always had that obsessive will to win and a commitment to excellence.
If they don't have a winning attitude, I don't want them.
We talk in coaching about "winners" - kids, and I've had a lot of them, who just will not allow themselves or their team to lose. Coaches call that a will to win. I don't. I think that puts the emphasis in the wrong place. Everybody has a will to win. What's far more important is having the will to prepare to win.
The coaches who win are the ones who can motivate their players. Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.
The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.
A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.
A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning.
The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.
There's a lie that all drivers tell themselves. Death is something that happens to other people, and that's how you find the courage to get in the car in the first place. The closer you are to death the more alive you feel. But more powerful than fear itself, is the will to win.
Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
winning is not everything it is the only thing
If you want to win a race you have to go a little berserk.
What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.
There is nothing to winning, really. That is, if you happen to be blessed with a keen eye, an agile mind, and no scruples whatsoever.
Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.
For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream.
The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.
The greatest asset of any nation is the spirit of its people, and the greatest danger that can menace any nation is the breakdown of that spirit-the will to win and the courage to work.
The spirit is the true self. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure.
I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'
It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up.
It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes real good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.
It's awfully important to win with humility. It's also important to lose. I hate to lose worse than anyone, but if you never lose you won't know how to act. If you lose with humility, then you can come back.
If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.
The price of victory is high, but so are the rewards.
The goal is to win. It's not about making money. I have many much less risky ways of making money than this (buying Chelsea football club). I don't want to throw my money away, but it's really about having fun and that means success and trophies.
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt.