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Winning Is A Habit : Vince Lombardi on Winning, Success, and the Pursuit of Excellence | 
 enlarge | Author: Ed Gary George
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 829870
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 6.2 x 0.8
ASIN: B0002Y1224
Publication Date: November 26, 1997
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Product Description
Vince Lombardi's uncanny ability to motivate and his unstoppable drive to succeed have made him the standard against which all NFL coaches are measured. Winning Is a Habit captures the charisma of the legend whose no-loss attitude in football was also his attitude in life. Winning Is a Habit is divided into 11 subject categories -- from faith to football, from winning to racism, from family to business to himself -- reflecting the diversity of his insights and the power of his words. Vince Lombardi taught that success in football and in his life is built on perseverance and hard work, lessons that continue to apply today.
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 Lombardi Great August 29, 2005
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I enjoy this book becasue it is all the great Lombardi quotes. Which I have always found to be inspiring. I like that in some they origin was there to explain the quote.
A great book for anyone, not just a sports fan June 8, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Full of laughs and in-depth knowledge of the competitive spirit, this book shows the flaws as well as the greatness of Vince Lombardi, and also in ourselves. One of my favorites: "The quality of a person's life is directly proportional to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." This could be used even in a classroom environment as a point of discussion for lessons on the price of winning, and integrity.
Do You Want to Be and/or Remain a Winner? April 1, 2000
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Looking for great quotes, and not a storyline? Here they are. The areas represented and the sagacity of the quotes conferring the essential kernals of Vince Lombardi's thought and personal philosophy are at times stupendous. The major flaw is, I believe, the way he is characterized in the section: "The of Wrath of Lombardi." It is this section which I think pulls the book down, because it shows a part of him that is not consistent with the way he is portrayed, by virtue of the various quotes, in the other sections either before or after. In other words, it gives the impression, that although he may have said these things, they could be out of context and not truly representative of him as a person. Other than that, there are things in here we all need to hear from time to time; or even all of the time. It is a wonderful memory of a trememdous motivator and personal achiever who followed his dream and obtained it. His legacy, conveyed to us in these marvelous quotations, is that all persons can overcome fear, cowardice, impulsivity, etc., and be winners in our own personal lives--and by doing so, encourage others to do and be the same.
 Poor reading rip-off of Strive to Excel Lombardi book March 30, 2000
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is a poor rip-off of Jennifer Briggs' much classier Strive to Excel: The Wit, Will & Wisdom of Vince Lombardi. George is a politician with book editor connections, not a writer--and it shows in his clumbsy writing and diction. Briggs' Strive to Excel is a much better read on Lombardi. And I'd expect it to be. She's an award-winning sportswriter who's written for USA Today, SI, etc. Buy Brigg's book, not George's fluff.
Changed my life! May 2, 1999
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I had heard from my Coach about Vince Lombardi and after reading this book of quotes I became inspired. I realized the things I had to change in my life in order to become a winner. This is an excellent book and a great comfort to me when I am feeling unmotivated.
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