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The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fall.

Vince Lombardi

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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
Motivational
Greatest
Success
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Coaching
Never
Accomplishment
Rising
Failure
Failing

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Some need a whip and others a pat on the back and others are better off when they are ignored.
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No one is ever hurt. Hurt is in the mind.
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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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Leadership rests not only upon ability, not only upon capacity having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character.
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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
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Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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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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I think good physical conditioning is essential to any occupation. A man who is physically fit performs better at any job. Fatigue makes cowards of us all.
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Success rests not only on ability, but upon commitment, loyalty, and pride.
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Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
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Character is the direct result of mental attitude. I believe that character is higher than the intellect. I believe that leadership is in sacrifice, in self-denial, in humility and in the perfectly disciplined will. This is the distinction between great and little men.
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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
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You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing. That's for the fans. You've got to win the war with the man in front of you. You've got to get your man.
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