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Gentlemen, this is the football.

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Vince Lombardi
Age: 57 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 11
Died: 1970
Died: September 3
American Football Player
Football Player
Brooklyn
New York
Vincent Thomas Lombardi
Gentleman
Football
Gentlemen

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To the winner, there is 100-percent elation, 100-percent fun, 100-percent laughter and yet the only thing left to the loser is resolution and determination.
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Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.
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A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
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Illness and fatigue can be career ending. It mean the fans are sick and tired of you.
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There is no substitute for work.
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Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization.
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Leadership rests not only on outstanding ability. It also rests on commitment, loyalty and pride. It rests on followers who are ready to accept guidance. Leadership is the ability to direct people and - more important - to have those people accept that direction.
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If you don't think you're a winner, you don't belong here.
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The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.
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You defeat defeatism with confidence.
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It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
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