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Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

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
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Toughness
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Discipline
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Action
Character
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