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I will demand a commitment to excellence and to victory, and that is what life is all about.

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
Sports
Life
Excellence
Commitment
Victory
Demand

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The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.
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We know how rough the road will be, how heavy here the load will be, we know about the barricades that wait along the track, but we have set our soul ahead upon a certain goal ahead and nothing left from hell to sky shall ever turn us back.
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If you can't get emotional about what you believe in your heart, you're in the wrong business.
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