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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
Basketball Player
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Anthony Kevin Dungy
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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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Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League.
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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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(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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If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen.
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I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.
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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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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 am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit.
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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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Nothing does more to lubricate the rough spots than a good dose of encouragement.
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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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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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There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.
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You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you have got to hang though together
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If we lose sight of people, we lose sight of the very purpose of leadership.
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Hard work and togetherness. They go hand in hand. You need the hard work because it's such a tough atmosphere... to win week in and week out. You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you gotta hang though together.
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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 realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team.
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