When Pride Still Mattered
A Life Of Vince Lombardi
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When Pride Still Mattered
Narrated by:
David Maraniss
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Narrated by:
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David Maraniss
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By:
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David Maraniss
More than any other sports figure, Vince Lombardi transformed football into a metaphor of the American experience. The son of an Italian immigrant butcher, Lombardi toiled for twenty frustrating years as a high school coach and then as an assistant at Fordham, West Point, and the New York Giants before his big break came at age forty-six with the chance to coach a struggling team in snowbound Wisconsin. His leadership of the Green Bay Packers to five world championships in nine seasons is the most storied period in NFL history. Lombardi became a living legend, a symbol to many of leadership, discipline, perseverance, and teamwork, and to others of an obsession with winning.
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Like all ‘heroes’ Maraniss’ Lombardi is a flawed perfectionist. He captures the heart of the man and the influences that helped define is coaching and life mantra.
While the performance is variable the story is compelling.
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