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True perfection is unattainable, but if you chase perfection you will catch excellence!

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
True
Unattainable
Chase
Catch
Excellence
Perfection

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