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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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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
Basketball Player
Football Player
Jackson
Michigan
Anthony Kevin Dungy
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Leadership
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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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Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of 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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Winning would create greater potential for change than talk alone.
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And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday.
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Chuck Noll knew how he could help people. He was a teacher. He was a guy that was very good at selecting people, getting them to fit in. He wasn't the guy that was going to sit there and motivate you, intrinsically. That wasn't what he was best at. So he hired people that were good at that.
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If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond?
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If we lose sight of people, we lose sight of the very purpose of leadership.
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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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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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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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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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It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.
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