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DON'T FEAR FAILURE. Fear being successful at things that don't matter

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Tony Dungy
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 6
American Football Player
Basketball Player
Football Player
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Michigan
Anthony Kevin Dungy
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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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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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I talk to our players about life and situations and doing the right thing all the time.
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We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.
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It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal when you're in the trenches.
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You have gifts, abilities, and dreams no one else has.
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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 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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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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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 have a whole generation of men who don't understand how much they mean to their kids.
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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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You don't win on emotion. You win on execution.
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I wouldn’t have taken him. Not because I don’t believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn’t want to deal with all of it. It’s not going to be totally smooth things will happen.
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Character is the glue that bonds solid and meaningful relationships
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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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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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First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it's not something I went through. I'm still grieving.
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They were unwillingly to give 100 percent if they didn't personally think it was important. What you don't understand is the champions know it's all important.
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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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