After the cheers have died ...

After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.
After the cheers have died down and the stadium is empty, after the headlines have been written and after you are back in the quiet of your room and the championship ring has been placed on the dresser and all the pomp and fanfare has faded, the enduring things that are left are: the dedication to excellence, the dedication to victory, and the dedication to doing with our lives the very best we can to make the world a better place in which to live.
 Vince Lombardi

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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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 Vince Lombardi
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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 Vince Lombardi
If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
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Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
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 Vince Lombardi
“Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.”
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 Vince Lombardi