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Tony Dungy

(1955) Basketball Player

171 quotes in 764 categories

Tony Dungy explains why fair treatment isn’t always the same as equal treatment, and how hard work and teamwork go together. He says champions understand the importance of every effort, and that learning from change helps people improve. He also talks about choosing performance over potential and being a good father.

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Tony Dungy is a basketball player, best known for Quiet Strength.

Quick Facts About Tony Dungy

Born: October 6, 1955
Profession: Basketball Player
Notable works: Quiet Strength

About Tony Dungy

Tony Dungy is a former American football player and coach who led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts as head coach for 13 NFL seasons. His teams regularly reached the playoffs, missing them only twice with Tampa Bay. In Super Bowl XLI he guided the Colts to victory, becoming the first African American head coach to win a Super Bowl.

Quotes by Tony Dungy

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

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No excuses. No explanations.

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I said all along that God is in control.

Control

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Stubbornness is a virtue if you are right.

Character

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You can have an impact anywhere you are.

Impact

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We need somebody to give us a chance.

Chance

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“It's okay to wander.”

Inspirational

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

Football

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I talk to our players about life and situations and doing the right thing all the time.

Doing right

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

Being successful

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

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Winning would create greater potential for change than talk alone.

Change

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Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving.

Inspirational

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

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

Fear

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

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

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I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show…

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

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When I was young, I didn't like to read. I would have much rather been outside doing something than been inside reading…

Books

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

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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.

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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…

Community

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Others first. Whatever your corporate mission, paint a clear and compelling picture that others can understand and embrace. State your mission in…

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“For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents,…

Money

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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…

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I would want America to know our kids need us. Spend as much time with your kids as you can. Enjoy them.…

America

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“Our parents encouraged us to follow our dreams and told us that if we wanted to do something, we could do it.…

Dreams

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Engage, educate, equip, encourage, empower, energize, and elevate. Those are the methods for maximizing the potential of any individual, team, organization, or…

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The biggest thing you need to be successful with it is a quarterback who wants to be involved in the decision-making process…

Being successful

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Be a pro. • Act like a champion. • Respond to adversity; don’t react. • Be on time. Being late means either…

Adversity

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Life is challenging. I wish I could tell you that you’ll always be on top of the mountain, but the reality is…

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“Building a life of significance, and creating a legacy of real value, means being willing to get your hands dirty. It means…

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“But when Christ said, “It is finished” and breathed His last breath on the cross, the curtain covering the “Holy of Holies”…

Last breath

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God’s definition of success is really one of significance-the significant difference our lives can make in the lives of others. The significance…

Definition of success

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The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion…

Ability

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My dad took me to a high school basketball game and this very, very famous coach in Michigan, by the name of…

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Michael Vick is a work in progress. I think he really is wanting to do the right thing. I think the Philadelphia…

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

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Tony Dungy by topic

Football (64) Leadership (45) Inspiring football (40) People (21) Thinking (16) Life (15) Time (14) Team (14) Winning (13) Inspirational (13) Success (12)