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I was not asked whether I would have a problem having Michael Sam on my team. I would not.

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Tony Dungy
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
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Anthony Kevin Dungy
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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 you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.
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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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I realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team.
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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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Nothing does more to lubricate the rough spots than a good dose of encouragement.
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How you use the opportunities your given to affect the world around you will determine the legacy you leave behind.
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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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We have a whole generation of men who don't understand how much they mean to their kids.
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Things will go wrong at times. You can't always control your attitude, approach, and response. You options are to complain or to look ahead and figure out how to make the situation better
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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 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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Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.
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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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I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit.
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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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If we lose sight of people, we lose sight of the very purpose of leadership.
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I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games.
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When it's over, it's over is part of football's greatest appeal to me. When a game ends, win or lose, it's time to prepare for the next one.
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Integrity is what you do when no one is watching its doing the right thing all the time, even when it may work to your disadvantage.
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