Showing results for Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing. Search instead for winning-isn-t-everything-it-s-the-only-thing.

Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing

Cultural

Attributed to the professional football coach Vince Lombardi, this proverb stresses the importance of reaching a goal no matter what effort is required. (Compare It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.)

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing

He's best known for the quote, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing."

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2020

In America, as the approaches, much is being made of Vince Lombardi's motivational aphorism: "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."

From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2011

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023