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Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life.

Tony Dungy

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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
Nfl
Leadership
Football
Opportunity
Life
Vocation
Ministry

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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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I needed to do my current job well, keep preparing, and wait on God's timing. I needed to trust His leadership rather than try to force an outcome I wanted.
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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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You have gifts, abilities, and dreams no one else has.
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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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False modesty is an attempt to tear yourself down. True humility focuses more on build up others.
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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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If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.
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I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.
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We believed it was not our formations that made us good, but rather how we played.
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We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.
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I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.
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What will people remember us for? Are other people’s lives better because we lived? Did we make a difference? Did we use to the fullest the gifts and abilities God gave us? Did we give our best effort, and did we do it for the right reasons?
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I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways.
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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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We talked about some of our experiences, focusing, hanging together down the stretch, important games. It's not necessarily who has the most talent but what team sticks together and executes their fundamentals the best.
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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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We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly.
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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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As a father of seven kids, and been a kid myself at one point, I realize you don't always make the best decisions every time out. And life is a learning experience.
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