God does not decide the outcome of games, granting victory to one team and willing another to lose. Vince Lombardi, arguably the greatest of NFL coaches, never prayed for victory or assigned victory to God. Devoutly Catholic, Lombardi was a daily communicant who specialized the steering wheel of his car so that he could pray the Rosary when traveling. He had the image of the Sacred Heart engraved on the inside of his Super Bowl rings, and had a great devotion to St. Jude, the saint of lost causes—ironic considering that Lombardi never had a losing season as a coach. His sole prayer request for his team was that his players would perform to the best of their ability and that they would be shielded from injury. As mentioned, Lombardi won often: five NFL championships, including the first two Super Bowls. He thanked God for the joy of victory and for the privilege of guiding young men, but he never prayed to win.