Tony Dungy Quotes - Page 2

The truth is that most people have a better chance to be uncommon by effort than by natural gifts. Anyone could give that effort in his or her chosen endeavor, but the typical person doesn't, choosing to do only enough to get by.

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

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

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

Life is challenging. I wish I could tell you that you’ll always be on top of the mountain, but the reality is that there are days when nothing will go right, when not only will you not be on top, you may not even be able to figure out which way is up. Do yourself a favor, and don’t make it any harder than it has to be. In those moments, be careful how you speak to yourself; be careful how you think of yourself; be careful how you conduct yourself; be careful how you develop yourself.

Character is the glue that bonds solid and meaningful relationships

God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.

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

You can have an impact anywhere you are.

If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way.

Long-term success requires faith-faith that your efforts to plan and execute the process will lead to the desired outcome.

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.

No excuses. No explanations.

We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.

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).

I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I've had for a long time. But it has never been my purpose in life. My purpose in life is simply to glorify God. We have to be careful that we don't let the pursuit of our life's goals, no matter how important they seem, cause us to lose sight of our purpose. I coach football. But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is my real purpose.

What's important is not the uniform or the number, and it's not what team you play for or whether anyone else sees your value; it's who you are on the inside. And when you're in Christ, that's never going to change.

Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of others.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.

He's probably the hardest-working guy I've been around who has great ability. Overachievers work hard because they have to. Peyton has rare talent, but chooses to push himself like he doesn't.