Citations:Lombardi

English citations of Lombardi

1998 June 4, “Superhuman heroes”, in The Economist:
If coming second is coming nowhere, as all sports-people tend to to be taught (remember the words of Mr Lombardi), then this is most true in those individual sports where careers tend to be brief, and opportunities to win fewest.
2015 May 7, aquacalc, “The Patriots still won the Super Bowl whether Tom Brady is a cheat or not”, in The Guardian, Comments:
We can also agree that BB [Bill Belichick] -- although he lacks even a scintilla of the class of the likes of Noll, Walsh, Shula, Lombardi, Landry -- is a hard-working, highly successful coach.
2017 February 14, Jason Chilton, “Salt Lake Screaming Eagles prepare to test their fan-run franchise model in debut game”, in Sports Illustrated:
Lombardi. ¶ Walsh. ¶ Shanahan. ¶ Steve from West Valley? ¶ The world is about to find out whether regular fans can take their place alongside the greatest offensive minds in the annals of professional football.

2015 October 6, DJ Gallo, “How the Dolphins went from marquee name to the NFL's sunniest garbage heap”, in The Guardian:
The Dolphins are the organization of 17-0. Of Don Shula. Of Dan Marino. It's a franchise with two Lombardi trophies and one that made 21 postseason appearances between 1970 and 2001.
2016 July 22, Associated Press, “Vikings cut the ribbon at new $1.1 billion football stadium”, in ESPN.com‎:
"Two out of three we've done pretty well at. And now, our team's starting to jell. That's still our ultimate goal. And wouldn't a Lombardi look great here, or multiple Lombardis?"
2019 February 3, Corbin Smith, “3 Ways Seahawks Can Reach Super Bowl LIV”, in Sports Illustrated:
Looking specifically at the Patriots, […] . They've never had to win three playoff games to play for the Lombardi, showcasing the importance of home-field advantage.