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Vincent Thomas Lombardi aka Vince Lombardi was born in Brooklyn, New York, June 11th, 1913. ... Vince Lombardi died and was buried on September 7th, 1970 and he was carried up the steps of St. ... Most people can argue that Vince Lombardi was one of the greatest coaches ever in the history of football. ... Vince had set very high standards for himself and his players and anyone else associated with the team. ... Vince Lombardi was one of the greatest coaches of all time and can’t be compared to anyone.
Vince believed first an athlete must have mental toughness. Mental toughness for Vince Lombardi is striving for excellence, but to do this, dedication is what’s needed. ... Vince believed that to be successful in football, an athlete was 75% mental and 25% physical and a successful player to Vince was a player that was committed and gave a full effort all the time. Vince was not interested in players that missed practices, deliberately not trying, in other words, giving half an effort. Giving half an effort was not acceptable to Vince. Vince Lombardi said and believed “fatigue makes cowards of us all. ... Vince Lombardi stressed mental toughness a lot. ... Vince Lombardi thought that part of being prepared was to be on time. ... Vince stressed this a lot and gave consequences to players who did not meet these standards. ... Vince’s rules for being early are one of the reasons the Green Bay Packers did as good as they did.
Approximate Word count = 1186
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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