FROM THE GROUND UP
Lee Iacocca’s conversation with Vince Lombardi about winning, yielded the following quote from Lombardi: “Every time a football player goes out to ply his trade, he’s got to play from the ground up from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads, and sure, you need to be smart to be number one in anything you try. But most important, you’ve got to play with your heart. If you’re lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he’s never going to come off the field second.” Quoted in Peak Performers, by Charles Garfield, William Morrow and Company, New York, 1986, p. 64
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