Greg Hardy Used the Worst Vince Lombardi Quote Possible to Introduce His New Website

Greg Hardy picked a Vince Lombardi quote about getting up after you get knocked down to introduce his new website.

October 10, 2016

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It's been awhile since we've heard from ex-Panthers/Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy (well, besides that whole getting arrested for possession of cocaine thing), which is largely due to the fact that he isn't in the NFL anymore because his off-the-field behavior—combined with his on-field performance—was so bad that even Jerry Jones wasn't willing to take a continuous PR hit by keeping him on the roster. That being said, Hardy is still only 28 and wants to play in the NFL, which is evident from his publicly polished Twitter persona, so he's trying to get his name and his interest in playing football again back out into the world.

On Sunday night, Hardy teased that he was going to share some exciting news with his ~~fans~~remaining fans on Monday:

And on Monday afternoon, he delivered by announcing that he is now calling himself Greg Hardy 2.0 and calling his current situation "The Ultimate Comeback." But unfortunately, he chose a really, really unfortunate Vince Lombardi quote to celebrate the occasion. There are tons of Lombardi quotes that Hardy could have gone with, but instead of going with a safe pick, Hardy settled on this quote: "It's not whether you get knocked out, it's whether you get back up." Welp. Not exactly the kind of quote you should use to promote yourself when you've got a history with domestic violence.

Next time, may we suggest any of the following Lombardi quotes in its place?

Literally ANY quote—from Lombardi or not—would have been better than the one that Hardy chose. Is it already time to scrap Hardy 2.0 and start using Hardy 3.0 instead?