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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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Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling.
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Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.
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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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Leadership is not just one quality, but rather a blend of many qualities and while no one individual possesses all of the needed talents that go into leadership, each man can develop a combination to make him a leader.
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Character is the direct result of mental attitude. I believe that character is higher than the intellect. I believe that leadership is in sacrifice, in self-denial, in humility and in the perfectly disciplined will. This is the distinction between great and little men.
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You never win a game unless you beat the guy in front of you. The score on the board doesn't mean a thing. That's for the fans. You've got to win the war with the man in front of you. You've got to get your man.
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Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'
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Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it.
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While statistics are interesting, they're all in the past.
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Live as if you were living already for the second time.
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I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.
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We win our games in practice. We learn and follow the fundamentals of our game better than anyone in the league. All of our games are won in practice.
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Gentlemen, this is the football.
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Those who have invested the most are the last to surrender.
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Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
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It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever - the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.
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The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.
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Praise in public criticize in private.
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The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur.
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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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