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I hired top-notch people, trusted them to do their jobs, and then came to grips with the fact that I wouldn't be coaching as much.

Tony Dungy

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
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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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If we have trouble hearing Him, He will faithfully work in our lives until we are pointed in the direction He wants us to go.
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If you're just saying, hey, I'm doing this. I'm working to make money. I'm working to increase my status. If that's all there is, I think you will find out that it's meaningless.
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Gay marriage and who should be on a football team have nothing to do with each other.
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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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