28 Jan 3 Reasons Why Vince Lombardi is The Greatest Motivational Coach of All Time
It’s Super Bowl Week! As we prepare to watch the Patriots battle the Rams this Sunday in Super Bowl LIII, it’s worth remembering a motivational football legend who personified T3. Vince Lombardi was hired as Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers on this date 60 years ago. He’s one of the greatest examples of inspirational T3 in the professional sports world, and one of the most quoted American leaders from any field on the value of Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity. Prior to Lombardi’s hiring in 1959, the Packers were 1-10-1 and cellar dwellers in their division. In Coach Lombardi’s first season they were 7-5 and he was named NFL Coach of the Year. In their second: 8-4. In their third: 11-3 and that year began a run of winning 5 of the next 7 NFL Championships which included the first two Super Bowls! In fact, the Lombardi never had a losing season in his 10 years as Head Coach! Lombardi’s citations regarding the Three T’s are legendary: TEAMWORK: “Individual commitment to the group effort … that’s what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” TONE: “Winning isn’t everything … wanting to win is.” TENACITY: “The greatest accomplishment is not in never failing, but in rising again after you fail.” What made Lombardi one of the most motivational leaders...