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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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Mental toughness is Spartanism, with all its qualities of self-denial, sacrifice, dedication, fearlessness, and love.
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The only true satisfaction a player receives is the satisfaction that comes from being part of a successful team, regardless of his personal accomplishments.
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Once you learn to quit, it becomes a habit.
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A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.
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A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.
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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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The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
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Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.
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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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The objective is to win: fairly, squarely, decently, win by the rules, but still win.
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The challenge of every team is to build a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another because the question is usually not how well each person performs, but how well they work together.
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The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
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If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough.
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A leader must identify himself with the group, must back up the group, even at the risk of displeasing superiors. He must believe that the group wants from him a sense of approval. If this feeling prevails, production, discipline, morale will be high, and in return, you can demand the cooperation to promote the goals of the community.
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Winning is not the most important thing it's everything.
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Greatness is not attainable, but in the pursuit of it, you can achieve excellence.
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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
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I've been in football all my life, gentlemen, and I don't know whether I'm particularly qualified to be a part of anything else, except I consider it a great game, a game of many assets, by the way, and I think a symbol of what this country's best attributes are: courage and stamina and a coordinated efficiency or teamwork.
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