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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
Mental
Discipline
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Action
Character
States
Mind
Toughness

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Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?
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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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