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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

We have a whole generation of men who don't understand how much they mean to their kids. — Tony Dungy

We are all role models to someone in this world, and we can all have an impact - for good. — Tony Dungy

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? — Tony Dungy

And one game, as we know, can cost you a lot. — Tony Dungy

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right. — Tony Dungy

I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways. — Tony Dungy

Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed. — Tony Dungy

We wanted guys who had been productive in college, and we made it a point to pick performance over potential. — Tony Dungy

We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

False modesty is an attempt to tear yourself down. True humility focuses more on build up others. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be. — Tony Dungy

Kingdoms are clay: our dungy earth alike
Feeds beast as man. — William Shakespeare

People have to understand how important it is for kids to be nurtured by their mom and dad and get the great role modeling when they are young. — Tony Dungy

I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 — Tony Dungy

Without Peyton, there would be no Lucas Oil Stadium. This team would be playing in L.A. right now. I don't understand Jim saying this. — Tony Dungy

If you want to be an athlete, then getting good grades, going to college, and developing your intellectual skills are important. — Tony Dungy

A good leader gets people to follow him because they want to, not because he makes them. — Tony Dungy

And as a football coach in the National Football League, I know for sure that it's going to end someday. — Tony Dungy

Most of the books I remember from my childhood were Dr. Seuss-type books. They were fun to read, but there wasn't a real story behind them. — 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. — Tony Dungy

It's okay to wander. — Tony Dungy

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 — Tony Dungy

I don't have the strength or wisdom to get through a single day without guidance and grace from God. — Tony Dungy

What's important is not the accolades and memories of success but the way you respond when opportunities are denied. — Tony Dungy

Avoidance doesn't solve anything; it merely serves as a temporary salve. — Tony Dungy

And if God has given you a lot of ability, I believe you should be held to a higher level of expectation. — Tony Dungy

I realized that I needed to be more like the shepherd than the hired hand in protecting my team. — Tony Dungy

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

I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit. — Tony Dungy

The best solution for falling just short of the goal is to focus on the fundamentals but perform them better. — Tony Dungy

Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful. — Tony Dungy

Winning would create greater potential for change than talk alone. — Tony Dungy

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better. — Tony Dungy

If I can't get the captains to respond appropriately and show the leadership I expect, how is anyone else going to respond? — Tony Dungy

I've said all along that God is in control. — Tony Dungy

When things get difficult it can be easy to complain. How you respond makes all the difference — Tony Dungy

Change isn't always bad; we should always be learning and improving. But the change I was seeing involved principles, not procedures. — Tony Dungy

First, there is no typical grief cycle, and second, it's not something I went through. I'm still grieving. — Tony Dungy

Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it. — Tony Dungy

Success is uncommon and not to be enjoyed by the common man. I'm looking for uncommon people because we want to be successful, not average. — Tony Dungy

Don't shed any tears for me. I got to live a dream most people don't get to live. — Tony Dungy

I just don't think you pass on a great quarterback if you have the opportunity. If need be, you can trade it away. — Tony Dungy

Be intentional and choose to envision a life of significance, possibility, and impact. — Tony Dungy

Everybody needs encouragement, even when things are going well. — Tony Dungy

Once a player joins our team, our priority is to teach him, not worry about the player we didn't select. — Tony Dungy

If we do what we do without panicking, we can accomplish great things. — Tony Dungy

I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning. — Tony Dungy

As big a deal as the Super Bowl is, it's not the most important thing going on in the planet. — Tony Dungy

I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

You don't win on emotion. You win on execution. — Tony Dungy

Balance provides the chance for longevity. You can be a champion at work and at home. — Tony Dungy

Your life has been intentionally designed by God to have a uniquely significant and eternal impact on the world around you. — Tony Dungy

What you do is not as important as how you do it. — Tony Dungy

You have gifts, abilities, and dreams no one else has. — Tony Dungy

Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life. — Tony Dungy

Nothing does more to lubricate the rough spots than a good dose of encouragement. — Tony Dungy

Character is the glue that bonds solid and meaningful relationships — Tony Dungy

The best leaders are following Christ. That's the best leader you can follow. — Tony Dungy

We are all important, but we are not indispensable. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

You need togetherness because you don't always win, and you have got to hang though together — Tony Dungy

Integrity doesn't come in degrees: low, medium, or high. You either have integrity or you don't. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

I could never have pictured myself writing a book when I was 25 years old. My mom was an English teacher but I wasn't that way growing up. — Tony Dungy

The first thing you have to do is make sure you're still wanted back. I never take that for granted any more. — Tony Dungy

Don't worry about your platform; focus on your impact. — Tony Dungy

The Lord doesn't always take you in a straight line. He tests you sometimes. — Tony Dungy

It's easy to lose sight of the ultimate goal when you're in the trenches. — Tony Dungy

Sometimes I think God wants there to be a circus so we can show there's another way to respond. — Tony Dungy

It's definitely harder being a dad than a coach. — Tony Dungy

I need to treat everybody fairly, but fair doesn't always mean equal. — Tony Dungy

The fundamental keys to the culture of any organization can only be achieved when everyone is on the same page. — Tony Dungy

That's the key to defending any quarterback: to make them throw before they want to throw. — Tony Dungy

We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us clearly. — Tony Dungy

God allows us to feel pain for a reason: to protect us. — Tony Dungy

There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important. — Tony Dungy

If we lose sight of people, we lose sight of the very purpose of leadership. — Tony Dungy

How you use the opportunities your given to affect the world around you will determine the legacy you leave behind. — Tony Dungy

You'll not find the life God intended for you in relationships seeking immediate and personal gratification - even the — Tony Dungy

We've got guys who aren't wrapping guys up ... No matter how hard you hit them, you've still got to wrap them up. — Tony Dungy

Pain prompts us to change behavior that is destructive to ourselves or to others. Pain can be a highly effective instructor. — Tony Dungy

It's about the journey
mine and yours
and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better. — Tony Dungy

You can have an impact anywhere you are. — Tony Dungy

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength. — Tony Dungy

No excuses. No explanations. — Tony Dungy

Integrity, the choice between what's convenient and what's right. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

We believed it was not our formations that made us good, but rather how we played. — Tony Dungy

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. — Tony Dungy

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

We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players. — Tony Dungy

Gay marriage and who should be on a football team have nothing to do with each other. — Tony Dungy

If someone needs help, I can offer advice. I'm not always right and people don't always listen. — Tony Dungy

It's the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well, and the games will take care of themselves. — Tony Dungy

Coach Noll had always told me, Being stubborn is a virtue when you're right; it's only a character flaw when you're wrong. — Tony Dungy

At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation. — Tony Dungy