Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Tony Dungy More Quotes by Tony Dungy More Quotes From Tony Dungy 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. Tony Dungy team leadership football It's the journey that matters. Learning is more important than the test. Practice well, and the games will take care of themselves. Tony Dungy journey leadership football What will people remember us for? Are other people’s lives better because we lived? Did we make a difference? Did we use to the fullest the gifts and abilities God gave us? Did we give our best effort, and did we do it for the right reasons? Tony Dungy best-effort differences people Character is the glue that bonds solid and meaningful relationships Tony Dungy glue meaningful character How you use the opportunities your given to affect the world around you will determine the legacy you leave behind. Tony Dungy legacy use opportunity You don't win on emotion. You win on execution. Tony Dungy motivation softball sports Part of our purpose in life is to build a legacy – a consistent pattern of building into the lives of others. Tony Dungy patterns legacy purpose 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). Tony Dungy men son jesus I am a firm believer that the Lord sometimes has to short-circuit even our best plans for our benefit. Tony Dungy short-circuit benefits sometimes 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. Tony Dungy effort giving people Be successful not just in what you do, but in who you are. Tony Dungy being-successful who-you-are successful Others first. Whatever your corporate mission, paint a clear and compelling picture that others can understand and embrace. State your mission in terms that appeal to your team's best instincts. Persuade and empower as if you are leading and mentoring volunteers. Tony Dungy empowering volunteer team If you're a leader, people's lives should be better because of the influence you've had along the way. Tony Dungy leadership people way Integrity, the choice between what's convenient and what's right. Tony Dungy convenient choices integrity 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. Tony Dungy talent guy hard-work Anyone who's a parent dreads that call in the middle of the night. I have four grown children and I still dread it. Tony Dungy parent night children We are all role models to someone in this world, and we can all have an impact - for good. Tony Dungy impact role-models roles If we lose sight of people, we lose sight of the very purpose of leadership. Tony Dungy purpose sight people 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. Tony Dungy perfect may thinking 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. Tony Dungy real winning football
