18 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Tony Dungy On Being An All-Pro Dad
Earlier this morning, legendary head coach Tony Dungy visited Fellowship Bible Church and School where I attend to speak with approximately 700 men about his All-Pro Dad organization and the importance of being a Godly man, husband and father.The following are 18 Leadership Quotes And Lessons from his inspirational and life-changing session:
- “Tony has more under the counter than he has on display.” – Crawford Loritts introducing Coach Dungy
- “People trust him because of his transparent Godliness.” – Loritts
- “During my time in the NFL, a very public job, a job that many think is special, is not the most important thing. Being a dad there is nothing more important than that.”
- “So many dads are feeling the same thing – they want to do a better job.”
- “The rookies we got in 1981 their families came to the game – their moms, their dads, brothers and sisters. In 2008, guys would introduce me to their family, ‘Here’s my mom.”’
- “I have some things more important in my life – my family.” (Interviewing for a head coaching job and asked, “Will this be the most important thing in your life?”)
- “(Communicating) They (your kids) are more important than anything else in life is so important to them.”
- “Being an All-Pro dad starts with loving your wife.”
- “My oldest daughter is 29. My youngest is 10 months. And she wants more.”
- “The way you’re successful in a marriage is by putting Christ in the center of it.”
- “When I got to Indianapolis…everything was going to revolve around family.”
- “Saturdays were always family day in Indianapolis.”
- “Peyton (Manning) is a perfectionist at parenting too.”
- “When Mel Blount (Hall of Fame cornerback of the Pittsburgh Steelers) says you need to go to team chapel, you go to team chapel. These guys were Christian athletes. Christians first.”
- “One of the most important people on our team was Brock Huard – Peyton Manning’s back-up. He never played but he always shared his faith and encouraged others to live out their faith…He encouraged others that is was O.K. to be a Christian in the workplace.”
- “Mark Richt – One of my favorite guys in life because of how he coaches his team.”
- “Unity and mindset is the most important thing in building a team.”
- “We had a sign in our locker room for 13 years. – Expectations. Execution. No Excuses. No Explanations. – What we think and what we do. Not what we say.”
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