“It reminds me of what a famous American football coach, in the 1960s, had remarked about winners,” he added. “He said, ‘The difference between a successful person and others was not a lack of strength, or a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.’” “Sheikh, who was this coach?” I said, sideswiped by the sudden appearance of an NFL personality in our discussion. “I forget the name … he was famous. He died in 1970…” “Vince Lombardi?” I said, producing the only name of a football coach I could remember from childhood. “Vince Lombardi,” nodded the Sheikh. “Yes.”
