Research Paper On Lombardi Trophy

Justin Vega
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What’s the first thing you think about when you hear the name National Football League? It might be the Super Bowl, or the Jaguars, or if you’re like me, The Lombardi trophy. The Lombardi trophy is named after the greatest NFL coach to ever live and coach the game, Vince Lombardi. Lombardi coached arguably one of the best teams in the history of football, the 1960’s Green Bay Packers. Lombardi lead his team to victories in the first two super bowls and really established himself as one of the best coaches in the history of football. Lombardi left a legacy that can never be filled in not only his players but the league and fans of league as well. Lombardi’s legacy includes his inspirational quotes, his coaching styles, and probably

Coach Lombardi was the best at inspiring his players to do their best not only on the field but off it as well. Lombardi’s quotes were mainly based on topics such as team work, sacrifice, and. All three of these subjects were necessary to the success of his football team. Lombardi believed that a team that plays together will in turn win together as well. “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual” (Lombardi Family: Famous Quotes by Vince Lombardi). Lombardi believes that the way any organization of people succeeds, is based on the way each individual worked with another. Any organization will not succeed if even one individual doesn’t buy in and get with the program. You are only as strong as you weakest link and Lombardi truly programmed that idea into his player’s heads. “Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don’t do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time” (Lombardi Family: Famous Quotes by Vince Lombardi). Lombardi believed that success didn’t come from being okay, you had to be great. In order to be great, you have to be committed. Commitment to your team, commitment to your family, and most importantly,

He was huge on leading his players with inspiration and success. According to “Leadership with You: Leadership Case Study Vince Lombardi” Coach Lombardi had a three pronged coaching style. “Winning is everything” (Leadership with You: Leadership Case Study Vince Lombardi). Winning on and off the field is vital for happiness. Lombardi believed that losing wasn’t an option and that everyone wanted to be associated with the winning team. Winning was everything to him and he would do anything to win and it is showed with his career record. “Pay the Price it takes” (Leadership with You: Leadership Case Study Vince Lombardi). You have to work to win. Lombardi made that his creed. Nothing comes easy, and in order to win the right way you are going to have to take the road less traveled and Lombardi left that legacy on his players for the rest of their lives. Lombardi gave his players one of the toughest training regiments of that time almost as a challenge to his players to really weed out the ones who weren’t all in (Leadership with You: Leadership Case Study Vince Lombardi). “Teamwork Is Vital” (Leadership with You: Leadership Case Study Vince Lombardi). Teamwork will make the dream work. Lombardi emphasized the idea of teamwork to his players and it showed on and off the field. Overall, Lombardi was one of the first coaches to consistently inspire his players and give them all the tools for