Lombardi





Lombardi


Football season is beginning to "kick off” at the high school level and colleges as well as professional teams soon to follow. Being part of a sports team is about more than wins and losses. Most importantly, it is about the fundamentals of commitment, discipline, teamwork, leadership and more which are all crucial to ones success in life. A perfect choice for this kickoff to the football season is the motivating book and movie, "What It Takes To Be Number One" which combines football and leadership in a unique and unforgettable way.
Lombardi! Perhaps no single word in the English language communicates such strong visions of excellence, discipline, commitment, and of course, winning. Enjoy this three minute inspirational movie that shares Lombardi’s keys to success in an unforgettable way with vintage photos, great Lombardi quotes, and the rare audio segments from Lombardi giving his famous speech … What It Takes To Be #1.


•The Lombardi philosophy transcends football! Promote team work, integrity, and mental toughness to produce winning results in your personal and business life. •Inspired by Lombardi's famous speech – What it Takes to Be #1 with Audio CD and FREE DVD. Includes a never before released CD of lombardi's speech – a must for any Lombardi fan to have in their collection. •Use this movie to open up your next sales meeting, leadership retreat, team meeting and get revved up to win! •Filled with vintage photographs, inspiring quotes and nine chapters that tie Lombardi's philosophy into your organization or personal life. "Winning is not a some time thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit, so is losing..." – Excerpt from Vince Lombardi's speech, " What it Takes to Be #1 with Audio CD and FREE DVD"

His powerful words capture the fundamentals of success in any sport, business and life. Now hear Lombardi's famous speech and enjoy the book brought to life in a short DVD movie.

Lombardi! Perhaps no single word in the English language communicates such strong visions of excellence, discipline, commitment, and of course winning. The Lombardi philosophy transcends football. His powerful words capture the fundamentals of success — in any sport, any business, any life and any age.

This remarkable gift book will bring Lombardi's philosophy to life, like never before. Vintage photographs (some seen for the first time), great quotes, and nine inspirational chapters by Lombardi's son, Vince Lombardi, Jr. that tie back to his father's speech (Commitment, Discipline, Excellence, Mental Toughness, Habit, Faith, Passion, Results, and Truths). Lastly, the book will include a never before released CD of Lombardi's famous speech and a DVD. What it Takes to Be #1 with Audio CD and FREE DVD is a gift that will be treasured for years to come!

"A double shot of motivation! The book is fantastic, and the CD with Lombardi's famous speech gave me goosebumps!"

-Dave Kane, President, Associates Design & Marketing



What it Takes to Be #1 with Audio CD and FREE DVD


Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s. The National Football League's Super Bowl trophy is named in his honor.

Lombardi played football at St. Francis Preparatory School, and later Fordham University. He began coaching as an assistant and later as a head coach at St. Cecilia High School. He would later become an assistant coach at Fordham University, the U.S. Military Academy, and the New York Giants before becoming a head coach for the Green Bay Packers from 1959–67 and the Washington Redskins in 1969



429 words that capture the fundamentals of success...
Vince Lombardi is a name that's synonymous with football history. But many of you may not know it's also synonymous with the launch of Succesories as well. You see, when I started Successories in 1988, the concept was simple...combining images with words to bring them to life. The excerpt from Vince Lombardi's famous speech, "What It Takes to Be Number 1 " was our very first product, and 23 years later, it's still going strong.

Lombardi was one of my heroes. He was the symbol of excellence for the entire sport. As head coach of the Green Bay Packers, Lombardi led the team to five NFL championships and to winning Super Bowls I and II.

There is something magic in those 429 words of What It Takes To Be Number One that transcends football. The words, for me, capture the fundamentals of success — in any business, or in life.

That's why I was very excited to work with Vince Lombardi, Jr., to bring What It Takes to Be Number 1 to the world. Here you can read not only the words of Lombardi's famous speech, but also nine inspiring chapters from Vince Jr. about Lombardi's philosophy on Commitment, Discipline, Excellence, Mental Toughness, Habits, Faith, Passion, Results and Truth.

What It Takes to Be Number 1 also has 62 great vintage photographs of Lombardi, many of which have never been seen before. However, the real icing on the cake is when Vince Jr. called and said, "Mac, I've found a recording of my Dad's famous speech that has never been heard before. Why don't we put it on a CD and include it with each book? I have to tell you I had goose bumps when he told me!

Here's what Vince Jr. had to say about the impact of What It Takes to Be Number 1:

Whenever I speak, almost without exception, someone from the audience will come up after I'm done to tell me they have a copy of "What It Takes to Be Number 1 " in their office or den. One could wonder why. The quote is more than 40 years old. What's at play here?

Well, some things are timeless, some things are enduring and some things never change. Things like the human qualities of commitment, excellence, discipline and truth. My father had the fortunate ability of being able to articulate his ideas about these enduring qualities in a "grab you where you live" kind of way. In addition, he compiled a winning record in a tough, competitive environment that would lead you to believe he knew what he was talking about.

I'm honored to be a part of this What It Takes to Be Number 1, and to share the nine key principles that shaped my father's philosophy of coaching, and of life. I hope that in some small way it will help you reach your goals.















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