Tony Dungy quotes

You can have an impact anywhere you are. (Tony Dungy)
Did you know that nearly one in three children live apart from their biological dads? Those kids are two to three times more likely to grow up in poverty, to suffer in school, and to have health and behavioral problems. View quote
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People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do. View quote
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Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there's another way to respond. View quote
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Everything's not going to go perfect. You're going to have some losses that you're going to have to bounce back from and some things that are a little unforeseen that you're going to have to deal with. View quote
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The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better. View quote
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You may not win the Super Bowl. Your kids may not go on to be doctors and lawyers and everything may not go perfectly. That doesn't mean it was a bad plan or the wrong thing. It's just like a football season. Everything's not going to go perfect. View quote
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When you're in a situation, you can complain about it, you can feel sorry for yourself, you can do a lot of things. But how are you gonna make the situation better? View quote
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I've said all along that God is in control. View quote
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For some reason the football coach of a major college program is seen as one of the leaders of the campus. And some way we have to let our young people know that that leader can look like anyone. View quote
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But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives. (Tony Dungy)
I learned from Chuck Noll in Pittsburgh that speed and explosiveness on defense is the way to build a team. Both are difficult for your opponent to assimilate in practice and then in games it is even harder to match. View quote
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But I know I have a son who doesn't listen to anything I say and if he hears the same thing from someone else, sometimes it has a little more impact. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen. View quote
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Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live. View quote
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I had 10 to 12 close buddies who I played ball with all the way from elementary to high school. That is where I learned to compete. View quote
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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. View quote
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The further I get away from coaching, the more I know I made the right decision. You almost forget how wonderful family life is. (Tony Dungy)
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. View quote
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The Lord has a plan. We always think the plans are A, B, C and D, and everything is going to be perfect for us and it may not be that way, but it's still His plan. View quote
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Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it. View quote
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The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more. View quote
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Tony Dungy

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Occupation: American Coach
Born: October 6, 1955
Quotes count: 34