11-27-2012, 09:18 AM
As Lombardi put it "the will to win is not nearly so important as the will to prepare to win." There have been several quotes about how Stanford players are among the hardest workers in practice and other off-field preparation. So maybe it's about the work ethic that Stanford players develop by excelling in more than just football while in college and high school (and in many cases, even earlier in life).