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Tony Dungy
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
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Anthony Kevin Dungy
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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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Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving.
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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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I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.
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At the end of the day, the only people a One Voice doctrine silences are those who should be the most loyal.
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It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal when you're in the trenches.
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The truth is that most people have a better chance to be uncommon by effort than by natural gifts. Anyone could give that effort in his or her chosen endeavor, but the typical person doesn't, choosing to do only enough to get by.
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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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(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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The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more.
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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 just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away.
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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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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 have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.
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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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Take a moment to think about your answer to this question: Am I prepared to have great success and not get any credit for it?
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Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live.
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I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.
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