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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.

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
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We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.
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What's important is not the uniform or the number, and it's not what team you play for or whether anyone else sees your value it's who you are on the inside. And when you're in Christ, that's never going to change.
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