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Gentleman, this is a football.

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
Gentleman
Football

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Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it.
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Mistakes are the necessary steps in the learning process once they have served their purpose, they should be forgotten and not repeated.
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Having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it.
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A good executive goes around with a worried look on his assistants.
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Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'
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Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.
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Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.
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At many a moment on many a day, I am convinced that pro football must be a game for madmen, and I must be one of them.
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Everyone Has A Will To Win But Very Few Have The Will To Prepare To Win
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Morally, the life of the organization must be of exemplary nature. This is one phase where the organization must not have criticism.
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The coaches who win are the ones who can motivate their players. Winning isn't everything, but the will to win is everything.
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We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.
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Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.
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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. If you can shrug off a loss, you can never be a winner!
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I don't necessarily have to like my players and associates but as their leader I must love them. Love is loyalty, love is teamwork, love respects the dignity of the individual. This is the strength of any organization.
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Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness, and respect for authority are the price each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
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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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