Tony Dungy Quotes

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Tony Dungy

Profession : Coach

Birth : October 6, 1955

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.

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We need somebody to give us a chance.

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Lovie Smith and I are not only the first two African-Americans but Christian coaches showing that you can win doing it the Lord's way and we're more proud of that.

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

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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.

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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.

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The reason my kids like McDonald's is that they always know what they're going to get. It's not gourmet food, but the french fries they order in Indianapolis are just like the french fries they order in Tampa. Wherever they get McDonald's fries, they know it will be the same. That's what McDonald's does.

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You can have an impact anywhere you are.

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I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

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

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What did you have the potential to do? And if you came close to that, if you maximized that, then you were a success in God's eyes. So many of us do things that the world would say is successful, but we have so much more potential.

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We're not hitting on all cylinders, defensively. When we're playing good, I'll let you know.

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The narrow path that 'Uncommon' people will take, that the Lord wants you to go down, that really is the ultimate way to go.

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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?

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

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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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My heart's toward youth ministry, but I don't know. I never would have thought I would have written a book. And God kind of directed that. So we'll see what the next is.

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If you're just saying, hey, I'm doing this. I'm working to make money. I'm working to increase my status. If that's all there is, I think you will find out that it's meaningless.

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I enjoy talking to young people, and talking to people about helping young people. That part is not a chore. It's pretty fun, and something I like to do because I think it's important.

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

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