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Tony Dungy is a former professional American football player and coach. He played as a defensive back in the NFL and is known for his successful coaching career, particularly as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, where he won the Super Bowl in 2007. Dungy has been recognized for his leadership and community involvement.

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Famous Tony Dungy Quotes

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

Needs Mean Leadership Equal Fairs Treats Nfl Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

Made Wanted Guy Leadership Football College Picks Performances Made It Nfl Productive Inspiring Football

Author:Tony Dungy

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

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Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“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.”

Important Play Values Christ Leadership Numbers Team Football Who You Are Nfl Uniforms What's Important Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“We only wanted to pay significant sums to keep truly special players.”

Wanted Leadership Pay Player Special Football Significant Nfl Inspiring Football

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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.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Giving Important Leadership Football Percent Champion Nfl Inspiring Football Give 100 Percent

Author:Tony Dungy

“I found that while life drags on when you're losing, it marches on when you're winning.”

Found Winning Leadership Football Losing Nfl March Drag Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

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Author:Tony Dungy

“There's a difference between making incremental improvements and making sweeping changes that take you away from your core values.”

Values Leadership Differences Football Improvement Core Nfl Sweeping Core Values Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“We believed it was not our formations that made us good, but rather how we played.”

Made Leadership Football Nfl Formation Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“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.”

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Author:Tony Dungy

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

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Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

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

Ifs Should Believe Given I Believe Leadership Ability Levels Football Higher Expectations Nfl Higher Level Inspiring Football

Author:Tony Dungy

“At the end of the day, the only people a One Voice doctrine silences are those who should be the most loyal.”

People Should Ends Voice Leadership Silence Football Doctrine Nfl The End Of The Day Loyal Inspiring Football

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“There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.”

Thinking Important Matter Certain Leadership Football No Matter What Loyalty Bridges Nfl Crossings Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“I needed to do my current job well, keep preparing, and wait on God's timing. I needed to trust His leadership rather than try to force an outcome I wanted.”

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Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“Winning would create greater potential for change than talk alone.”

Winning Leadership Greater Football Nfl Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.”

Matter Play Winning Leadership Team Football Nfl Inspiring Football

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“We spent our whole married life in the ultra-competitive world of professional football, Lauren and I had always tried to view it through God's eyes. As much fun as it was to be winning, we tried not to get caught up in it. We knew that our family life and our faith walk were more important.”

World Important Whole Eye Winning Fun Leadership Walks Views Football Married Caught Our Family Nfl Caught Up Family Life Married Life Inspiring Football Ultras Lauren

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

Leadership Differences Our Lives Football Definitions Significant Nfl Lives Of Others Inspiring Football Definition Of Success

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

Leadership Teach Worry Player Team Football Priorities Nfl Select Inspiring Football

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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?”

Ifs I Can Shows Leadership Football Nfl Captains Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

Fall Goal Leadership Focus Football Solutions Fundamentals Nfl Inspiring Football

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

Should Leadership Principles Seeing Football Involved Nfl Improving Procedures Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“God allows us to feel pain for a reason: to protect us.”

Feels Reason Pain Leadership Football Protect Nfl Inspiring Football

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“Pain prompts us to change behavior that is destructive to ourselves or to others. Pain can be a highly effective instructor.”

Pain Leadership Football Behavior Nfl Destructive Prompts Instructors Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

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Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

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

People Want Leadership Leader Football Nfl Good Leader Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“I can't very well preach unity and tell the guys we're all in this together and everyone's important, then cut a guy because we might improve by one percent if we bring in someone else.”

Ifs Wells I Can Important Might Together Guy Leadership Cutting Football Percent Unity Nfl Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“If we do what we do without panicking, we can accomplish great things.”

Ifs Leadership Football Accomplish Great Things Nfl Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

Source: Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life

“Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life.”

Opportunity Leadership Football Nfl Ministry Vocation Inspiring Football

Author:Tony Dungy

“Keeping ridiculous hours doesn't mean you'll be successful.”

Mean Hours Leadership Successful Football Ridiculous Nfl Being Successful Inspiring Football

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

Firsts Stills Leadership Grief Football Grieving Nfl Cycles Typical Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

“I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me. I couldn't take my identity from this sport.”

Should Looks Able Sports Leadership Identity Football Nfl Allowing Inspiring Football

Book:Quiet Strength: A Memoir

Source: Quiet Strength: A Memoir

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

People Ifs Way Should Leadership Leader Influence

Book:The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently

Source: The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently

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

Leadership Secret Team Members Workers Nfl Secret To Success Inspiring Football Good Leadership Team Member

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“Once we had become locked in on a schedule, he (Coach Denny Green) often created a disruption (artificial adversity) to that schedule just to see how guys would respond.”

Guy Leadership Adversity Green Coaches Artificial Locked Schedules Disruption

Author:Tony Dungy

“(Offensive Coach) Paul Hackett realized that Joe Montana knew more about the offense than he did, but when the meeting was over, Paul saw that Joe had taken three pages of notes. He documented exactly how Paul wanted to run the play, as well as all of the basics of it and its details. That's what a professional does.”

Wells Doe Play Running Wanted Three Leadership Taken Saws Pages Meetings Notes Details Coaches Offensive Offense Basics Montana

Author:Tony Dungy

About the Author

Born: October 6, 1955
Known for: Football player
Quotes: 154

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