Football is a vocation and an opportunity for ministry. But it's not a life. Tony Dungy More Quotes by Tony Dungy More Quotes From Tony Dungy Be a pro. • Act like a champion. • Respond to adversity; don’t react. • Be on time. Being late means either it’s not important to you or you can’t be relied upon. • Execute. Do what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. Not almost. All the way. Not most of the time. All of the time. • Take ownership. Whatever it takes. No excuses, no explanations. Tony Dungy champion adversity mean God’s definition of success is really one of significance-the significant difference our lives can make in the lives of others. The significance doesn’t show up in won-loss records, long resumes, or the trophies gathering dust on our mantels. It’s found in the hearts and lives of those we’ve come across who are in some way better because of the way we lived. Tony Dungy differences loss heart You can’t always control circumstances. However, you can always control your attitude, approach, and response. Tony Dungy quiet-strength circumstances attitude If you want to make a difference in the lives of the people you lead, you must be willing to walk alongside them, to lift and encourage them, to share moments of understanding with them, and to spend time with them, not just shout down at them from on high. Tony Dungy differences understanding people 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 legacy journey world The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence. Only VISION allows us to transform dreams of greatness into the reality of achievement through human action. VISION has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our VISION is what we become in life. Tony Dungy passion dream commitment Integrity doesn't come in degrees: low, medium, or high. You either have integrity or you don't. Tony Dungy degrees lows integrity 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. Tony Dungy challenges reality thinking Engage, educate, equip, encourage, empower, energize, and elevate. Those are the methods for maximizing the potential of any individual, team, organization, or institution for ultimate success and significance. Those are the methods of a mentor leader. Tony Dungy team organization leader Courage is the ability to do the right thing, all the time, no matter how painful or uncomfortable it might be. Tony Dungy painful matter might 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 often-can religious religion 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 nfl successful men 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 nfl team leadership Your life has been intentionally designed by God to have a uniquely significant and eternal impact on the world around you. Tony Dungy significant impact world A good leader gets people to follow him because they want to, not because he makes them. Tony Dungy nfl leadership football God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others. Tony Dungy nfl leadership football DON'T FEAR FAILURE. Fear being successful at things that don't matter Tony Dungy being-successful successful matter 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 Tony Dungy complaining attitude looks 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 disadvantages may integrity 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 credit answers thinking
