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At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
Basketball Player
Football Player
Jackson
Michigan
Anthony Kevin Dungy
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Nfl
Life
Preparation
Personally
Leadership

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Once we had become locked in on a schedule, he (Coach Denny Green) often created a disruption (artificial adversity) to that schedule just to see how guys would respond.
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Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.
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I realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team.
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Long-term success requires faith-faith that your efforts to plan and execute the process will lead to the desired outcome.
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I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit.
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There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.
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Chuck Noll knew how he could help people. He was a teacher. He was a guy that was very good at selecting people, getting them to fit in. He wasn't the guy that was going to sit there and motivate you, intrinsically. That wasn't what he was best at. So he hired people that were good at that.
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Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life.
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It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.
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If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.
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The game has changed since the '70s as more coaches have looked at ways to make it tougher on defenses. But I'm glad my career turned out the way it did - I would have never gotten a chance to learn the defensive side of the ball.
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We spent our whole married life in the ultra-competitive world of professional football, Lauren and I had always tried to view it through God's eyes. As much fun as it was to be winning, we tried not to get caught up in it. We knew that our family life and our faith walk were more important.
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And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation.
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I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.
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Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).
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I never wanted our players to think the Super Bowl was the ultimate. I always talk about 'Yes, we're going to win, but what are we going to do as we're winning? What are we going to do after we win?' Winning the Super Bowl is not the destination. It's not an end point. It's what you do from here.
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Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there's another way to respond.
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(Offensive Coach) Paul Hackett realized that Joe Montana knew more about the offense than he did, but when the meeting was over, Paul saw that Joe had taken three pages of notes. He documented exactly how Paul wanted to run the play, as well as all of the basics of it and its details. That's what a professional does.
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