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I've never known a man worth his salt who, in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline

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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
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Volleyball
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Discipline
Men
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